SELECT CONVERSATIONS WITH AN UNCLE (The Original 1895 edition)

SELECT CONVERSATIONS WITH AN UNCLE (The Original 1895 edition)

Author: H. G. Wells

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2017-12-06

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 8027235340

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Select Conversations with an Uncle, published in 1895, was H.G. Wells's first literary publication in book form. It consists of reports of twelve conversations between a fictional witty uncle who has returned to London from South Africa with "a certain affluence," as well as two other conversations (one on aestheticism that takes place in a train, entitled "A Misunderstood Artist," and another on physiognomy, entitled "The Man with a Nose"). CONTENTS: 1. Of Conversation And The Anatomy Of Fashion 2. The Theory Of The Perpetual Discomfort Of Humanity 3. The Use Of Ideals 4. The Art Of Being Photographed 5. Bagshot's Mural Decorations 6. On Social Music 7. The Joys Of Being Engaged 8. La Belle Dame Sans Merci 9. On A Tricycle 10. An Unsuspected Masterpiece 11. The Great Change 12. The Pains Of Marriage Other Reminiscences 1. A Misunderstood Artist 2. The Man With A Nose Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games.


Select Conversations With An Uncle & 2 Other Reminiscences (The original 1895 edition)

Select Conversations With An Uncle & 2 Other Reminiscences (The original 1895 edition)

Author: H. G. Wells

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2013-09-05

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 8074848701

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Select Conversations with an Uncle, published in 1895, was H.G. Wells' first literary publication in book form. It consists of reports of twelve conversations with a fictional witty uncle, who has returned to London from South Africa with "a certain affluence," as well as two other conversations (one on aestheticism that takes place in a train, entitled "A Misunderstood Artist," and another on physiognomy, entitled "The Man with a Nose").


Who's who

Who's who

Author: Henry Robert Addison

Publisher:

Published: 1905

Total Pages: 1898

ISBN-13:

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An annual biographical dictionary, with which is incorporated "Men and women of the time."


Catalogue ...

Catalogue ...

Author: Halliday, Bernard, Firm, Booksellers, Leicester, Eng

Publisher:

Published: 1927

Total Pages: 952

ISBN-13:

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H.G. Wells: Another Kind of Life

H.G. Wells: Another Kind of Life

Author: Michael Sherborne

Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 0720613485

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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, becoming one of the most famous writers in the world. He wrote classic science-fiction tales such as The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds; reinvented the Dickensian novel in Kipps and The History of Mr Polly; pioneered postmodernism in experimental fiction; and harangued his contemporaries in polemics which included two bestselling histories of the world. He brought equal energy to his outrageously promiscuous love life—a series of affairs embraced distinguished authors such as Dorothy Richardson and Rebecca West, the gun-toting travel writer Odette Keun, and Russian spy Moura Budberg. Until his death in 1946 Wells had artistic and ideological confrontations with everyone from Henry James to George Orwell, from Churchill to Stalin. He remains a controversial figure, attacked by some as a philistine, sexist, and racist, praised by others as a great writer, a prophet of globalization, and a pioneer of human rights. Setting the record straight, this authoritative biography is the first full-scale account to include material from the long-suppressed skeleton correspondence with his mistresses and illegitimate daughter.