Published in 1890, Cæsar's Column takes place in 1988 New York in a rotten society that has lost its morals. The main narrator, Gabriel Welstein, is a visitor from the Swiss colony of Uganda, a utopian agricultural society. He reveals he has come to the U.S. to avoid the global Wool Ring, which has monopolized the commodity. In the city, Gabriel intervenes to save a beggar, who is actually an attorney and a part of a brotherhood that works to destroy the corrupt ruling class. Most of the book is in the form of letters that Gabriel writes to his brother Heinrich. The intriguing story deals...

Ignatius Donnelly's 'Caesar's Column' is a dystopian science fiction novel published in 1890. The book follows the story of a young American who discovers an underground city in London in the late 20th century, ruled by an oppressive oligarchy. Written in a fast-paced and captivating style, the novel presents a bleak vision of the future and critiques the social and political structures of Donnelly's time. Donnelly's use of vivid imagery and thought-provoking themes such as class warfare and technological advancements make 'Caesar's Column' a compelling read for fans of dystopian literature....

In "Atlantis - Die vorsintflutliche Welt" entfaltet Ignatius Donnelly eine faszinierende Synthese aus Archäologie, Literatur und Spekulation. Mit einer Fülle an historischen, geologischen und mythologischen Bezügen versucht Donnelly, die Existenz von Atlantis als tatsächliche, urzeitliche Zivilisation zu belegen, die laut Platon vor langer Zeit untergegangen sein soll. Der Text zeichnet sich durch einen argumentativen, fast forschenden Stil aus, in dem Donnelly akribisch antike Quellen auswertet und wissenschaftliche Thesen mit erzählerischer Kraft verbindet. Im literarischen Kontext ist...