H. G. Wells and the World StateYale University Press, 1961 - 301 pages |
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... readers than Wells . He was the most serious of the popular writers of his time , and the most popular of the serious . The casual reader who found himself colliding with Wells now and then in one or more of his several literary roles ...
... readers than Wells . He was the most serious of the popular writers of his time , and the most popular of the serious . The casual reader who found himself colliding with Wells now and then in one or more of his several literary roles ...
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... readers it was just this de- structive analysis , this alternately whimsical and savage in- dictment of the Victorian ancien régime , which made him worth reading . < The Victorian order was already far gone in decay , and ripe for ...
... readers it was just this de- structive analysis , this alternately whimsical and savage in- dictment of the Victorian ancien régime , which made him worth reading . < The Victorian order was already far gone in decay , and ripe for ...
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... reader was far less important than the fastidious critic , and in the end neither one would have him . The general reader wanted fewer ideas , the critic finer writing . An elitist in theory , Wells in practice acted as if he knew ...
... reader was far less important than the fastidious critic , and in the end neither one would have him . The general reader wanted fewer ideas , the critic finer writing . An elitist in theory , Wells in practice acted as if he knew ...
Contents
Acknowledgments vii | 1 |
The Prophetic Office | 12 |
Fundamental Assumptions | 60 |
Copyright | |
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