The Golden Book of Springfield
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The Golden Book of Springfield is a 1920 novel
by American
poet Vachel Lindsay
. It is the only novel written by Lindsay. Classified as a work of utopian fiction, The Golden Book of Springfield details life in Springfield, Illinois
in the distant year 2018, a time when residents of the city are working to transform the city into a utopian paradise.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
poet Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay
Nicholas Vachel Lindsay was an American poet. He is considered the father of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted...
. It is the only novel written by Lindsay. Classified as a work of utopian fiction, The Golden Book of Springfield details life in Springfield, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...
in the distant year 2018, a time when residents of the city are working to transform the city into a utopian paradise.