H. G. Wells and the World StateYale University Press, 1961 - 301 pages |
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Page 10
... never recovers from the exhilaration of his first successes . The critics chorused for another Kipps , another History of Mr. Polly ; Wells did not oblige them . For surrendering his claim to a place among the literary giants that he never ...
... never recovers from the exhilaration of his first successes . The critics chorused for another Kipps , another History of Mr. Polly ; Wells did not oblige them . For surrendering his claim to a place among the literary giants that he never ...
Page 81
... never had ; the great Victorians themselves were not the unabashed optimists they are sometimes accused of being nowa- days . Helpful correctives of this cliché may be read in Humphry House , “ The Mood of Doubt , " British Broadcasting ...
... never had ; the great Victorians themselves were not the unabashed optimists they are sometimes accused of being nowa- days . Helpful correctives of this cliché may be read in Humphry House , “ The Mood of Doubt , " British Broadcasting ...
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... never developed an authentic interest in intellec- tual integration for its own sake . He was accustomed to taking the " metaphysical unity of being " for granted . What concerned him far more was the biological unity of the human race ...
... never developed an authentic interest in intellec- tual integration for its own sake . He was accustomed to taking the " metaphysical unity of being " for granted . What concerned him far more was the biological unity of the human race ...
Contents
Acknowledgments vii | 1 |
The Prophetic Office | 12 |
Fundamental Assumptions | 60 |
Copyright | |
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