In a future world, only one man dares to think, strive, and love as an individual in the midst of a paralyzing collective humanity.

Rand's dark portrait of the future was first released in England in 1938 and reedited for publication in the United States in 1946. This 50th-anniversary edition includes a scholarly introduction and a facsimile of the original British version, which bears Rand's handwritten alterations for its American debut.