 Hertzka has been called the "Austrian Bellamy", because his novel "Freiland, ein soziales Zukunftsbild" had a similar theme to that of Edward Bellamy's novel "Looking Backward".Though Hertzka was not a Zionist and his utopian vision was directed at human beings in general, Theodore Herzl acknowleged the influence of Hertzka on his own ideas in the opening chapter of his book "Der Judenstadt", envisioning the creation of a Jewish state.Other works by Hertzka are