Limanora : the island of progress by Godfrey Sweven
"Limanora : the island of progress" by Godfrey Sweven is a utopian speculative novel written in the early 20th century. It presents a hidden island civilization devoted to scientific, ethical, and physiological “progress,” told through a castaway narrator who is examined, rehabilitated, and educated by its inhabitants, including the once-exiled Noola and wise “proparents.” The opening of this work follows the narrator’s awakening in a radiant crystalline chamber, where his senses are
enhanced and he is introduced to Limanora’s ethos: character measured by instruments, creative surgery and medicated atmospheres to refine nature, and an absolute devotion to truth, humility, and progress. He undergoes education by dream-stimulation and “somnology,” learns of weekly character testing, and hears how Noola earned readmission. Detailed chapters describe Limanoran rest, sleep, and flight technologies (light irelium wings, body lightening, electric couches), their preference for solitude over gregarious schooling, and an education designed to prevent atavism and accelerate advancement. Finally, after years of preparation he is deemed ready to visit Fialume, the “valley of memories,” and travels there by winged craft, awed and fearful of the heights as his serene companion guides him toward the island’s great archive and graveyard. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Sweven, Godfrey, 1845-1935 |
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| Title | Limanora : the island of progress |
| Original Publication | New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903. |
| Credits | Tim Lindell, Laura Natal and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Utopias -- Fiction |
| Subject | Islands of the Pacific -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76533 |
| Release Date | Jul 20, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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