H.G. Wells & Rebecca West
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Chipped on top left and right corner - otherwise structural.
A richly detailed work of literary biography, Gordon N. Ray's account chronicles the passionate and turbulent decade-long affair between two of the twentieth century's most formidable literary figures, H.G. Wells and Rebecca West. Drawing on a trove of previously unpublished letters, Ray uncovers the complex emotional and intellectual dynamics of a relationship that was as creatively charged as it was personally fraught. With scholarly precision and a keen eye for character, the narrative illustrates how their union shaped both writers' lives and work, even as it was shadowed by Wells's refusal to leave his wife and the birth of their son, Anthony West. Ray presents the story with an authoritative yet intimate tone, balancing biographical rigor with the drama of two brilliant, fiercely independent personalities in collision. The result is an indispensable portrait of a literary romance that resonated far beyond the private lives of its principals.
Author: Gordon N. Ray
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Macmillan
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Chipped on top left and right corner - otherwise structural.
A richly detailed work of literary biography, Gordon N. Ray's account chronicles the passionate and turbulent decade-long affair between two of the twentieth century's most formidable literary figures, H.G. Wells and Rebecca West. Drawing on a trove of previously unpublished letters, Ray uncovers the complex emotional and intellectual dynamics of a relationship that was as creatively charged as it was personally fraught. With scholarly precision and a keen eye for character, the narrative illustrates how their union shaped both writers' lives and work, even as it was shadowed by Wells's refusal to leave his wife and the birth of their son, Anthony West. Ray presents the story with an authoritative yet intimate tone, balancing biographical rigor with the drama of two brilliant, fiercely independent personalities in collision. The result is an indispensable portrait of a literary romance that resonated far beyond the private lives of its principals.