The Soul of a Bishop
by H. G. Wells
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/Missing
- Seller
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Roseburg, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Red Cloth covered hardcover boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Gilt lettering still bright, very minor edgewear. Binding tight, text VERY clean. Age toning to pages, deckle edges. Former gift inscription in ink on FFE. DJ is missing.
H. G. Wells, known today for his prophetical writings in Science Fiction, was also a social commentator through articles and novels that he wrote. 'The Soul of a Bishop' is a satirical fantasy of an Anglican Bishop finding God. H. G. Wells' Bishop has a vision of God that makes him realize "Truth". He undergoes a spiritual odyssey that takes him from mitred misery to contented poverty. Some amusing points are made about the temptations of power and the temptations of powerlessness, religious ideas that were striking to the Anglican Church in 1917.
A very good company to round out a collection of the writings of H. G. Wells.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bonnie Lane Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 03-24-2024-01
- Title
- The Soul of a Bishop
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- Format/Binding
- Tight
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Missing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First USA Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1917
- Pages
- 341
- Size
- 7 3/4" x 5 1/4"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction, Wartime Fiction
Terms of Sale
Bonnie Lane Books
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