Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this timeless classic with a special edition featuring a new introduction by the author and a message that is more relevant today than when it was first published. Since the late 1940s, Ray Bradbury has been revered for his works of science fiction and fantasy. With more than five million copies in print, <i>Fahrenheit 451</i> -- originally published in 1953 -- remains his most acclaimed work. <p> Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which book paper burns. <i>Fahrenheit 451</i> is a novel set in the (perhaps near) future when "firemen" burn books forbidde