This is the first new complete literary biography of H G Wells for thirty years, and the first to encompass his entire career as a writer, from the science fiction of the 1890s through his fiction and non-fiction writing all the way up to his last publication in 1946. Adam Roberts provides a comprehensive reassessment of Wells' importance as a novelist, short-story writer, a theorist of social prophecy and utopia, journalist and commentator, offering a nuanced portrait of the man who coined the phrases 'atom bomb', 'League of Nations' 'the war to end war' and 'time machine', who wrote the world's first comprehensive global history and invented the idea of the tank. In these twenty-six chapters, Roberts covers the entirety of Wells' life and discusses every book and short story he produced, delivering a complete vision of this enduring figure.
| ISBN: | 9783030264208 |
| Publication date: | 6th December 2019 |
| Author: | Adam Roberts |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 452 pages |
| Series: | Literary Lives |
| Genres: |
Biography, Literature and Literary studies Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Cultural studies Literature: history and criticism |
This is the first new complete literary biography of H G Wells for thirty years, and the first to encompass his entire career as a writer, from the science fiction of the 1890s through his fiction and non-fiction writing all the way up to his last publication in 1946. Adam Roberts provides a comprehensive reassessment of Wells' importance as a novelist, short-story writer, a theorist of social prophecy and utopia, journalist and commentator, offering a nuanced portrait of the man who coined the phrases 'atom bomb', 'League of Nations' 'the war to end war' and 'time machine', who wrote the world's first comprehensive global history and invented the idea of the tank.
H.G. Wells features in the following genres: Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Cultural studies, Literature: history and criticism
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H.G. Wells was written by Adam Roberts and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Springer International Publishing
H.G. Wells has 452 pages
Yes it is part of Literary Lives series
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