# Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century

By Ignatius Donnelly.

"Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century" by Ignatius Donnelly is a novel published in 1890. Set in 1988 New York, it follows a wool merchant from Uganda who encounters a brutal capitalist oligarchy where technological marvels mask extreme oppression. When he witnesses a confrontation between rich and poor, he's drawn into an underground resistance movement. The story blends dystopian speculation with political commentary and romance, building toward a violent rebellion that threatens to consume the entire city in flames. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Science fiction; New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction; Social problems -- Fiction; Dystopias -- Fiction; Twentieth century -- Fiction

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