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Described by io9.com contributor Jess Nevins as “the worst science fiction novel of the 19th century,” The Social War of 1900, or The Conspirators and Lovers! has become infamous for its overwrought prose, flimsy characterizations, ludicrous plotting, and repugnant ideas. For these same reasons, the book has gained infamy as a cultural oddity, a guilty pleasure, and a somewhat over-imaginative work of outsider art. The Social War of 1900 follows the adventures of Dr. Victor Juno, a Naturalist who heals sickness through animal magnetism, and his sweetheart Lucinda. Juno, the leader of a secret paramilitary society, wages a revolutionary war against an American society steeped in sin and avarice—and, in particular, against a villainous triumvirate known as “The Bloody Conspirators.” But will his revolution succeed? And if so, what form will his idealized utopia finally take? - Summary by ChuckW (15 hr 20 min)

Chapters

Preface

Chapter I: The Hero Rescues the Heroine

Chapter II: The Solemn Oath of the Conspirators

Chapter III: Deacon Stew Raves at Lucinda’s Love for Victor

Chapter IV: Pat O’Conner Blarneys the Deacon

Chapter V: The Bloody Conspirators Poison Victor Juno

Chapter VI: The Serpent at Lucinda’s Bedside

Chapter VII: Nancy Clover, Failing to Captivate General Armington, Becomes Reve…

Chapter VIII: Lucinda, in Disguise, Saves Victor’s Life

Chapter IX: Victor and Lucinda Betrothed

Chapter X: Foul Conniving of the Bloody Conspirators

Chapter XI: Shrewd Expose of Cosmopolitan Rascality

Chapter XII: Victor Juno’s Scathing Sermon in the Theatre

Chapter XIII: Lucinda Abducted and Imprisoned

Chapter XIV: Victor Abducted and Imprisoned

Chapter XV: Reported Elopement and Seduction of Lucinda and Victor

Chapter XVI: Lucinda’s Thrilling Prayer and Lamentations in Prison

Chapter XVII: General Armington Searching for His Seduced Daughter in Europe

Chapter XVIII: Jemmy Discovers Victor and Lucinda

Chapter XIX: Deacon Stew Threatens to Shoot Jemmy

Chapter XX: Lucinda Nearly Murders the Deacon in Her Cell

Chapter XXI: Victor’s Vision, in a Dream, in His Dungeon

Chapter XXII: Victor’s Struggle with the Night Watchman

Chapter XXIII: Thrilling Prison Scene Between Lucinda and Deacon Stew

Chapter XXIV: Dr. Victor Juno’s Escape from His Dungeon

Chapter XXV: Dr. Juno Locked Out of Concert Hall, Which Caused a Riot

Chapter XXVI: Thrilling and Demoniacal Plotting of the Conspirators

Chapter XXVII: General Armington Turns Insane

Chapter XXVIII: Doctor Juno Arrested in His Pulpit for Selling ''Obscene'' Books

Chapter XXIX: The Insane General Armington Nearly Murders the Physician-in-Chief

Chapter XXX: Harry Gossimer Condemned to Death

Chapter XXXI: Harry Gossimer’s Heroic and Thrilling Speech Before They Drown Him

Chapter XXXII: Dr. Juno Convicted, Imprisoned and Attempts Made to Poison Him

Chapter XXXIII: Doctor Juno’s First Sharp-Shooting Sermon on Ministers and Doct…

Chapter XXXIV: Pat O’Conner Saves Harry Gossimer From Drowning, But are Both Ar…

Chapter XXXV: Dr. Juno’s Second Startling Sermon on Doctors and Ministers

Chapter XXXVI: The Bloody Conspirators in Fear, and Fight Amongst Themselves

Chapter XXXVII: Dr. Juno Again in the Insane Asylum

Chapter XXXVIII: Deacon Stew Frantic with Delirium

Chapter XXXIX: Nancy Clover Makes a Master Speech to the Conspirators

Chapter XL: Dr. Juno, Pat O’Conner and Judy M’Crea in Private Council

Chapter XLI: Juno’s Stunning Sermon on the Improvement of Church and State

Chapter XLII: Dr. Juno’s Scathing Sermon Continued

Chapter XLIII: The Blood Conspirators Mobbed

Chapter XLIV: Dr. Juno Informed Where Lucinda is Imprisoned

Chapter XLV: Juno Organizes the ''Secret Order of Naturalists''

Chapter XLVI: Lucinda Shoots Deacon Stew in Her Cell, and Escapes

Chapter XLVII: Lucinda is Re-Arrested Before She Escapes

Chapter XLVIII: The Bloody Conspirators in Terrible Fear of Dr. Juno

Chapter XLIX: Lucinda Doffs The Deacon’s Clothes, and Threatens to Shoot the Co…

Chapter L: The Leading Bloody Conspirators at Logger-Heads

Chapter LI: Nancy Clover Lecturing Deacon Stew

Chapter LII: Lucinda Bites Deacon Stew’s Ear Nearly Off

Chapter LIII: Dr. Juno’s Stirring Speech to the ''Secret Order of Naturalists''

Chapter LIV: Dr. Juno Mobs the Insane Asylum and Frees Lucinda

Chapter LV: Meeting of Victor and Lucinda in Her Cell

Chapter LVI: Dr. Juno Offers Amnesty to the Conspirators

Chapter LVII: Lucinda Free and At Her Own Home Again

Chapter LVIII: Pathetic Interview Between Lucinda and Victor

Chapter LIX: Doctor Juno Performs a Serious Operation on Deacon Stew

Chapter LX: The Bloody Conspirators Bothered and Arrested

Chapter LXI: Love Scene Between Victor and Lucinda

Chapter LXII: The Fight Between the Naturalists and Conspirators

Chapter LXIII: Dr. Juno’s Conciliatory and Black Flag Speech to the Conspirators

Chapter LXIV: Conference Between Dr. Juno and Conspirators

Chapter LXV: A Pleasing Interview Between Victor and Lucinda

Chapter LXVI: Victor and Lucinda Visit and Restore General Armington

Chapter LXVII: Doctor Juno’s Plans Laid Before the ''Secret Order of Naturalist…

Chapter LXVIII: Efforts to Arrest Dr. Juno for Riot and Murder

Chapter LXIX: Desperate Efforts of Deacon Stew and Nancy Clover

Chapter LXX: What the Newspapers Said of the Riot

Chapter LXXI: The Editors of the Conspirators’ Newspapers Receive Documents Ask…

Chapter LXXII: Futile Efforts to Arrest Dr. Juno—His Wedding Instead

Chapter LXXIII: Night of the Wedding—Dr. Juno Shot

Chapter LXXIV: All the Guests Examined and the Assassin Detected

Chapter LXXV: The Attempted Assassination of Dr. Juno, by Nancy Clover, Caused …

Chapter LXXVI: Dr. Juno and Lucinda Armington Making Love

Chapter LXXVII: Congress Mobbed for Recognizing God in the Constitution

Chapter LXXVIII: Dr. Juno’s First Great War Proclamation

Chapter LXXIX: Dr. Juno’s Terrible Army Orders

Chapter LXXX: Retaliatory Measures of the Conspirators’ Army

Chapter LXXXI: Captured Conspirators Shot Dead

Chapter LXXXII: The Religious Conspirators Dumbfounded

Chapter LXXXIII: Dr. Juno Writes to His Lucinda

Chapter LXXXIV: The Fear and Distress of the Conspirators

Chapter LXXXV: Terrible Battle Fought—Doctor Juno Shot and Lost

Chapter LXXXVI: Miss Armington Takes the Field When She Finds that Dr. Juno is …

Chapter LXXXVII: The Trial by Court Martial of Dr. Juno

Chapter LXXXVIII: The Court Martial Tries Juno

Chapter LXXXIX: Hon. Bluster Gibbons’ Speech Before the Court Martial

Chapter XC: Dr. Juno’s Great, Defiant Defense

Chapter XCI: The Verdict and Its Effect

Chapter XCII: The Shooting of Dr. Juno and the Last Battle

Chapter XCIII: Pathetic Meeting of Victor and Lucinda After the Battle

Chapter XCIV: Dr. Juno’s Astounding Peace Proclamation

Chapter XCV: Dr. Juno with His Picked Soldiers Brands His Pharisees

Chapter XCVI: Disposal of Nancy Clover and Company, and Preparation for the Mar…

Chapter XVCII: The Wedding

Chapter XVCIII: Famine and Pestilence Come to the Aid of the Naturalists

Chapter XCIX: The New Constitution

Chapter C: Dawn of the Millennium

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