Utopian/Dystopian Classic Hierarchy by year

I have made this graph for those of you who like Dystopian and Utopian novels. It was created to put in prospective what each writer had available to read and influence them prior to their Utopian/Dystopian undertaking.

A good example is that "We" which came out in 1921 (1923 English translation) heavily influenced George Orwell's "1984". I find this extremely interesting.

Also what I find interesting is that with Sir Thomas More's "Utopia" in 1591 and through Edward Bellamy's "Looking Backward" we find Utopia landscapes in literature. However after World War I we find Dystopian landscapes in literature. In fact every entry on my graph past 1914 is a Dystopian novel.

This is by no means an extensive list of Utopian or Dystopian - merely a small sampling. I can see parallels though about Utopian Socialism having more popularity before World War I and Dystopian Destruction after World War I.

Here are two Wikipedia links for further reading and more in depth coverage of Dystopian and Utopian novels:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dystopian_literature
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction

Your thoughts and comments?

Classic Novels

This blog will be about classic novels that I read as well as other books I come across. I welcome your comments and suggestions for classics to read as well as what you have read.

Over the course of the last few years I've really loved reading classic novels.    My favorites have been of the dystopian/utopian flavor.   This has included:

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
1984 by George Orwell
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy

Besides the dystopian/utopian subject i've also had the pleasure of reading Anna Karenina by Tolstoy,  A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens,  Silas Marner by Eliot,  and Vanity Fair by Thackeray.

I am also proud creator of the Wikipedia page on Barnes & Noble Classics.

My love for classics grew out of finding the Black dustjacket volumes found in that article.   It took me several years but in 2005 I was able to track down the entire set.

What is your most favorite classic?