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More  Utopia Introduction  In A Nutshell  A long time ago in a
galaxy far, far away was the commonwealth of Utopia. Well,
almost. Arguably one of the first books to invent an imaginary
world, Thomas More's Utopia describes the travels of one man,
Raphael Hythloday, to an undiscovered island that he considers
to be the best country on earth.  Nope, he's not exaggerating.
Fed up with the greed and corruption he sees in European
countries, he goes around explaining (to whomever will listen)
how amazing these Utopians are. What makes them so super-duper?
Try zero-poverty, six-hour work days, and almost-no-wars-ever on
for size. Yes, please.  But before you jump up and start
packing, you might want to consider some other Utopian customs:
slavery, government restricted travel, and 24/7 uniforms. Yikes,
yikes, and huh? You thought we were talking about the best
country...  Yep, Utopia has been confusing its readers since it
was written in 1516, and not