H G Wells by Adam Roberts
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.“This is not a scholarly study but an account of a personal engagement with the oeuvre of a great writer who has fallen out of favor with the reading public for many reasons, one of which is that several of his masterworks were almost submerged under a flood of topical, polemical writing intended to have an immediate impact and a short shelf life” (Nicholas Ruddick, Science Fiction Studies, Vol. 48, 2021)
“H. G. Wells: A Literary Life by Adam Roberts is a rich and provocative feast for students of Wells, novice and specialist alike. … his book represents a significant contribution to our understanding of Wells’s genius.” (The Wellsian - The Journal of the H. G. Wells Society, Vol. 43, 2020)
Adam Roberts is Professor of Nineteenth-century Literature and Culture at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK, and also an award-winning writer of science fiction. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Vice-President of the H G Wells Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9783030264208 |
| ISBN 10 | 3030264203 |
| Title | H G Wells |
| Author | Adam Roberts |
| Series | Literary Lives |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Year published | 2019-12-06 |
| Number of pages | 452 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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