edward bellamy

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Definition of edward bellamy in English English dictionary

born March 26, 1850, Chicopee Falls, Mass., U.S. died May 22, 1898, Chicopee Falls U.S. writer. Bellamy first became aware of the plight of the urban poor at age 18 while studying in Germany. He engaged throughout his life in progressive causes and wrote several books reflecting his concerns, but he is known chiefly for his utopian novel Looking Backward (1888), which describes the U.S. in the year 2000 as an ideal socialist state featuring cooperation, brotherhood, and industry geared to human need. It sold more than a million copies; a sequel, Equality (1897), was less successful

Hyphenation

Ed·ward Bel·la·my

Turkish pronunciation

edwırd belımi

Pronunciation

/ˈedwərd ˈbeləmē/ /ˈɛdwɜrd ˈbɛləmiː/