Herland
Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman
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Description
Three male explorers stumble on a hidden land run entirely by women. Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Herland, told by one of the visitors, imagines a society that has raised children without men for generations. The narrator writes from memory, his notes lost.
The visitors test the land's schools, gardens, cities, and mother-centered faith. Their assumptions crack as the women answer with calm logic and order. Romance grows, but so does debate about freedom and sex roles. The novel stands as a sharp early work of feminist utopian fiction. Later feminist writers returned to Gilman's island as a model for imagining fairer societies.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 295 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |