A Preface to H G Wells Paperback - 2001 - 1st Edition
by John R. Hammond
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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 Wells's literary friends and contemporaries
- summarises his literary contribution and relevance today
Also containing 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.
John Hammond is a Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University. He has written and lectured extensively on literary topics and is the President of the H G Wells Society. He is the author of H G Wells and the Modern Novel and H G Wells and the Short Story and has also written critical studies of Defoe, Stevenson, Poe and Orwell.
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- Title A Preface to H G Wells
- Author John R. Hammond
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge
- Date 2001-02-02
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9780582404724 / 058240472X
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.18 x 5.5 x 0.52 in (20.78 x 13.97 x 1.32 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Novelists, English - 20th century, Wells, H. G
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003501399
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 09/01/2001, Page 114
- Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2001, Page 229
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