H.G. Wells : another kind of life /

An unlikely lothario, one of the most successful writers of his time, a figure at the heart of the age's political and artistic debates?H. G. Wells' life is a great story in its own right When H.G. Wells left school in 1880 at 13 he seemed destined for obscurity?yet he defied expectations,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sherborne, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Peter Owen, [2010]
Temas:
Wells, H. G. > (Herbert George), > 1866-1946.
Wells, H. G. > (Herbert George), > 1866-1946
1900-1999
Novelists, English > 20th century > Biography.
Romanciers anglais > 20e siècle > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Novelists, English
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Christopher Priest; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1: Family and Childhood, 1851-1880; 2: Five False Starts, 1880-1884; 3: Student, 1884-1887; 4: 'In the Wilderness', 1887-1890; 5: An Attempt at Conformity, 1890-1893; 6: Author, 1893-1895; 7: The Scientific Romances, 1895-1899; 8: A New Prospectus, 1899-1901; 9: Annexing the Future, 1902-1905; 10: Fabianism and Free Love, 1905-1909; 11: Novelist, 1909-1911; 12: Journalist, 1911-1916; 13: Prophet, 1916-1919; 14: Historian, 1919-1922.
  • 15: Godfather, 1922-192616: Life after Jane, 1927-1930; 17: An Inflated Persona, 1930-1934; 18: The Man Who Continued to Work Miracles, 1935-1939; 19: Declarations, 1939-1943; 20: Exasperations, 1943-1946; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Copyright; Back Cover.

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