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A Short Biography of Emile Souvestre

Author Name:

Emile Souvestre

Born As:

Other Names:

Emile Souvestre

Born:

15 Apr 1806

Died:

05 Jul 1854




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Selected Works:

Siege de Missolonghi - 1828, played at the Théâtre Français

Novels:

L'Echelle de Femmes
Riche et Pauvre
Derniers Bretons - 4 vols - 1835-1837
Foyer Breton - 1844
Un Philosophe Sous les Toils
Le Monde Tel Qu'il Sera - The World As It Will Be - 1846                          
                          
                          
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, editor - 1911. Encyclopædia Britannica - Eleventh edition -  Cambridge University Press.

Le Monde Tel Qu'il Sera - The World As It Will Be - a dystopia and science fiction novel which featured remarkable predictions. In it, a French couple, Maurice and Marthe are taken to the year 3000 by a man named John Progress on a flying, steam-powered, time-traveling locomotive. There, they discover the existence of steam-powered subways, submarines, synthetic materials imitating real wood, marble, etc., telephone, air conditioning, giant fruits and vegetables obtained through what we would call today genetic engineering.