Anthem
by Ayn Rand
Anthem is a short dystopian novel by Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published by Cassell in London in 1938. A man called Equality 7-2521 rebels against a collectivist society that has lost the word I. Rand's revised text first appeared in the United States in 1946 from the Pamphleteers.
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- Cassell, 1938
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- Cassell, London, 1938
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Who published the first edition of Anthem?
The first edition of Anthem by Ayn Rand was published in London by Cassell in 1938.
How many editions of Anthem are there?
We track 2 editions of Anthem, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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Where these facts come from
- Anthem (novella), Wikipedia, 2026 (en.wikipedia.org)
- Reviews of Anthem, New Ideal (Ayn Rand Institute), 2024 (newideal.aynrand.org)
- Anthem editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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