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The Early Fiction of H.G. Wells: Fantasies of Science
Steven McLean
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Hardcover. This book explores the relationship between H.G. Wells's scientific romances and the discourses of science in the 1890s and early years of the twentieth century. It investigates how Wells utilizes his early fiction to participate in a range of topical scientific disputes and, increasingly, as a means to instigate social reform. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
This book explores the relationship between H.G. Wells's scientific romances and the discourses of science in the 1890s and early years of the twentieth century. It investigates how Wells utilizes his early fiction to participate in a range of topical scientific disputes and, increasingly, as a means to instigate social reform.
This book explores the relationship between H.G. Wells's scientific romances and the discourses of science in the 1890s and early years of the twentieth century. It investigates how Wells utilizes his early fiction to participate in a range of topical scientific disputes and, increasingly, as a means to instigate social reform.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230535626
SKU
V9780230535626
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Ref
99-15
About Steven McLean
BERGONZI; The Early H.G.Wells: A Study of the Scientific Romances; Prentice Hall, 1976; Classic study but not updated and now out of print PARRINDER; Shadows of the Future: H.G.Wells, Science and Prophecy; Syracuse UP, 1996; Different focus from our book, looking particularly at science fiction and prophecy where our book focuses on the links between Wells's works and contemporary ... Read more
Reviews for The Early Fiction of H.G. Wells: Fantasies of Science
'Admirably free of jargon or gobbledegook, the book is written in an engaging, articulate and fluent style that makes it a pleasure to read...a handsome and well bound volume...comprehensive and scholarly, yet at the same highly readable. Any student embarking on a study of the scientific romances will find it invaluable.' - The Wells Newsletter