Hg Wells: A Biography
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Few figures in modern literature cast as long a shadow as Herbert George Wells — novelist, futurist, and relentless agitator for a better world. HG Wells: A Biography by Norman and Jeanne MacKenzie chronicles the extraordinary life of one of the most prolific and influential writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tracing his origins in poverty-stricken Victorian England through to his ascent as the prophet of the modern age. From the working-class draper's apprentice who taught himself into brilliance, to the visionary author of The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and The Invisible Man, the MacKenzies present a meticulous and richly detailed portrait of a man who refused to be confined by the limitations of his era. Drawing on previously unpublished correspondence and intimate personal accounts, this biography illuminates the turbulent private life, radical politics, and restless intellectual energy that fuelled Wells's astonishing output. C.P. Snow called it the most thorough biography of Wells yet written — a contribution to the history of our time, and that assessment holds. The MacKenzies argue that Wells was not merely a storyteller, but a shaper of the 20th-century imagination — leaving the reader to wonder whether the world has yet caught up with his vision.
Author: Norman And Jeanne Mackenzie
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear.
Few figures in modern literature cast as long a shadow as Herbert George Wells — novelist, futurist, and relentless agitator for a better world. HG Wells: A Biography by Norman and Jeanne MacKenzie chronicles the extraordinary life of one of the most prolific and influential writers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, tracing his origins in poverty-stricken Victorian England through to his ascent as the prophet of the modern age. From the working-class draper's apprentice who taught himself into brilliance, to the visionary author of The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and The Invisible Man, the MacKenzies present a meticulous and richly detailed portrait of a man who refused to be confined by the limitations of his era. Drawing on previously unpublished correspondence and intimate personal accounts, this biography illuminates the turbulent private life, radical politics, and restless intellectual energy that fuelled Wells's astonishing output. C.P. Snow called it the most thorough biography of Wells yet written — a contribution to the history of our time, and that assessment holds. The MacKenzies argue that Wells was not merely a storyteller, but a shaper of the 20th-century imagination — leaving the reader to wonder whether the world has yet caught up with his vision.