The story is set in a Utopian future. On an excursion, Sarnac, relates his vivid dream to his friends and recounts how he lived the entire life of one Harry Mortimer Smith, an Englishman from times past, in his dream. - Summary by Sonia
Chapters
1 Part I. How Harry Mortimer Smith was made. Chapter the First. The Excursion 22 min 2 Chapter the Second: The Beginning of the Dream. Parts 1 and 2 25 min 3 Chapter the Second: The Beginning of the Dream. Parts 3 and 4 25 min 4 Chapter the Second: The Beginning of the Dream. Parts 5 and 6 30 min 5 Chapter the Third: Misfortunes Come Upon the Smith Family. Parts 1 and 2 25 min 6 Chapter the Third: Misfortunes Come Upon the Smith Family. Parts 3 and 4 24 min 7 Chapter the Third: Misfortunes Come Upon the Smith Family. Parts 5 and 6 20 min 8 Chapter the Fourth: The Widow Smith Moves to London. Parts 1 and 2 16 min 9 Chapter the Fourth: The Widow Smith Moves to London. Parts 3 and 4 21 min 10 Chapter the Fourth: The Widow Smith Moves to London. Part 5 21 min 11 Chapter the Fourth: The Widow Smith Moves to London. Parts 6 and 7 18 min 12 Chapter the Fourth: The Widow Smith Moves to London. Parts 8 and 9 17 min 13 Part II. The Loves and Death of Harry Mortimer Smith. Chapter the Fifth: Fanny Discovers Herself. Parts 1 to 3 22 min 14 Chapter the Fifth: Fanny Discovers Herself. Parts 4 to 6 27 min 15 Chapter the Fifth: Fanny Discovers Herself. Parts 7 and 8 23 min 16 Chapter the Fifth: Fanny Discovers Herself. Parts 9 and 10 15 min 17 Chapter the Fifth: Fanny Discovers Herself. Parts 11 and 12 25 min 18 Chapter the Sixth: Marriage in War Time. Parts 1 and 2 35 min 19 Chapter the Sixth: Marriage in War Time. Parts 3 to 6 34 min 20 Chapter the Sixth: Marriage in War Time. Parts 7 and 8 28 min 21 Chapter the Seventh: Love And Death. Parts 1 to 4 24 min 22 Chapter the Seventh: Love And Death. Parts 5 to 7 23 min 23 Chapter the Seventh: Love And Death. Parts 8 and 9 28 min 24 Chapter the Eighth: The Epilogue 13 min