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THE DISCOVERY OF THE FUTURE, A Discoure Delivered to the Royal Institution on January 24, 1902 by WELLS, H. G - 1902

by WELLS, H. G

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THE DISCOVERY OF THE FUTURE, A Discoure Delivered to the Royal Institution on January 24, 1902

by WELLS, H. G

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London, England: T. Fisher Unwin, Paternoster Square. Good with no dust jacket. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Red hardcover with black lettering. . First edition hardback in red cloth. 95 pages followed by a one page ad. cover has some staining and spine a bit of sunfading otherwise condition very gook +. Text clean and tight. The Discovery of the Future is a 1902 philosophical lecture by H. G. Wells that argues for the knowability of the future.According to Graham Wallas, Wells's delivery of his lecture was too rapid, but it was well received and contributed to the rapid integration of the 35-year-old Wells into the literary and intellectual elite of London in 1902. Item now in archival sleeve to preserve and protect condition. Our photo's/scans are of the actual item being sold, not a borrowed image! We provide tracking and ship daily or next business day!; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 95 pages .
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  • Date Published 1902

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Girard, KS: Haldeman-Julius Company. Good. Softcover. Tear to the lower spine end. Front cover has a diagonal crease with a very small tear to the outer edge. Rear third, approximately, of the pages have a very small tear with creasing to the lower edge. Pages are browned. Private book plate on the inside of the front cover. ; Ten Cent Pocket Series No. 165. Approx. 3 1/2" wide by 5". ; 59 + ads pages .
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Washington: GPO, 1903. Book. VG. Soft cover. 18pp extract, salvaged from a damaged copy of the Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ending June 30, 1902. A discourse delivered at the Royal Institute, January 24, 1902. It would be published as a book by T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1902. From the opening paragraph, "It will lead into my subject most conveniently to contrast and separate two divergent types of mind, types which are to be distinguished chiefly by their attitude toward time, and more particularly by the relative importance they attach and the relative amount of thought they give to the future of things." Housed in protective mylar report cover..
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London: Jonathan Cape. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1925. Revised Edition. Hardcover. DJ has some staining and light edge wear. ; 59 + ads pages .
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The Discovery Of The Future [MP3 CD] [Jan 01, 2017] H. G. WELLS (1866 - 1946)

by H. G. WELLS (1866 - 1946)

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IDB Productions, 2017-01-01. MP3 CD. New. A 1902 ethical discussion that contends for the comprehensibility of the time ahead. It was primarily addressed to the Royal Institution on January 24, 1902. H. G. starts by extricating between "two divergent types of mind," one that evaluates and connects significance chiefly to what has occurred in the previous years and one that evaluates and connects significance chiefly to what will occur in the coming time. </br></br>Herbert George "H. G." Wells was a British author. He was creative in various categories, such as the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and procedures for war games. H. G. is now well celebrated for his science fiction stories and is known as the "father of science fiction", together with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His highly significant science fiction novels are The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds. He was a… Read More
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