When the Sleeper Awakes by HG Wells

When the sleeper awakes is a dystopian tale about a man who sleeps for two hundred and three years, waking up in a totally transformed London, where, because of compound interest on his bank accounts, he has become the richest man in the world.

A fanatical socialist and author of prophetic writings, the main character awakes to see his dreams realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities.