When the Sleeper Awakes

Graham, an Englishman suffering from sleeplessness, falls into a trance that lasts for many years. When he awakens in the twenty-second century, he finds that his savings, invested over time, have made him the owner of a large part of the world. London has become a vast, crowded city of towering buildings, moving roads and flying machines. Caught between rival factions who wish to use his wealth and name, Graham must learn what kind of world he has inherited. The novel is an early dystopian vision of inequality and power.