Astræa's Return; or, the Halcyon Days of France in the Year 2440: A Dream. Translated From the French, by Harriot Augusta Freeman
Translated from the French, Astræa's Return imagines France in the year 2440 through the form of a dream. This visionary work by Louis-Sébastien Mercier offers a speculative reflection on the future, social renewal, and the possibility of a more harmonious age.
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Astræa's Return presents a literary dream of France in the year 2440, inviting readers to consider an imagined future far beyond the author's present.
Attributed to Louis-Sébastien Mercier and translated from the French by Harriot Augusta Freeman, the work belongs to the tradition of speculative and visionary writing.
Its framing around the “Halcyon Days” suggests an idealized exploration of renewal, progress, and society through the lens of an imagined future.
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