Les cinq cents millions de la Bégum . . .

'''Verne, Jules. ''Les cinq cents millions de la Bégum. . .' (The Begum's Fortune). 1879. New York: French & European Publications, 1976. Rewrite by JV of Pascal Grousset, L'héritage de Langevol.

Presents contrasting utopian experiments, named France-Ville and Stahlstadt (Steel City), which in turn contrast "innocent Rousseauian escapism with modern technology." The "Rousseauian" France-Ville offers "cleanliness, order, security, and above all, benevolent regimentation"; Stahlstadt offers industrial jobs. See Sam J. Lundwall on The Begum's Fortune, in Survey of Science Fiction Literature, q.v. under Reference Works, source for most of this entry, and quote. See also the Wikipedia article, here.

RDE, reference, 11Aug19