A preface to H.G. Wells
"H. G. Wells was a man of many contradictions. Trained as a scientist, he possessed the creative powers and vision of an artist. A novelist and storyteller of formidable imaginative power, he wished to be remembered as an educationalist and writer on social questions." "A Preface to H.G. Wells provides a concise and accessible introduction to the life and works of Wells. Beginning with a survey of his life and times, the book also illustrates the influence of place on his fiction and auto-biographical novels; provides a detailed look at his novels and science fiction, placing his work in its literary context; discusses Wells in relation to modernism; gives a detailed examination of his works The Time Machine and Tono-Bungay; includes biographies of Well's literary friends and contemporaries; and summarises his literary contribution and relevance today." "Also providing a useful guide for further reading, A Preface to H.G. Wells is the only book available to bring together in a single volume both a biography of Wells and an introduction to his work. It will be of great interest to both the student and general reader."--Jacket
Print Book, English, 2001
Longman, Harlow, England, 2001