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The Shape Of Things To Come
H. G. Wells
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Description for The Shape Of Things To Come
Paperback. A prescient look at mankind's future from the greatest science fiction writer of them all. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
When a diplomat dies in the 1930s, he leaves behind a book of 'dream visions' he has been experiencing, detailing events that will occur on Earth for the next two hundred years. This fictional 'account of the future' (similar to LAST AND FIRST MEN by Olaf Stapledon) proved prescient in many ways, as Wells predicts events such as the Second World War, the rise of chemical warfare and climate change.
When a diplomat dies in the 1930s, he leaves behind a book of 'dream visions' he has been experiencing, detailing events that will occur on Earth for the next two hundred years. This fictional 'account of the future' (similar to LAST AND FIRST MEN by Olaf Stapledon) proved prescient in many ways, as Wells predicts events such as the Second World War, the rise of chemical warfare and climate change.
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
S.F. Masterworks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473221659
SKU
V9781473221659
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About H. G. Wells
H.G. Wells was born in Bromley, Kent in 1866. After working as a draper's apprentice and pupil-teacher, he won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in 1884, studying under T. H. Huxley. It was with THE TIME MACHINE (1895) that he had his real breakthrough. Today he is regarded as one of the all-time greatest authors of science ... Read more
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Wells's scientific romances were works of art with unique relevance for our times Wells is the Prospero of all brave new worlds of the mind, and the Shakespeare of science fiction The greatest science fiction writer of them all The founding father and presiding genius of UK science fiction
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