WELLS, H.G.
Love and Mr. Lewisham.
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons , 1940.
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H.G. Wells' Love and Mr. Lewisham
Nelson’s Library edition of Wells’ first major fictional work outside the science fiction genre, an early social novel that explores youthful ambition, education, class mobility, and the emotional complications of love through the experiences of the idealistic young schoolmaster Mr. Lewisham. Duodecimo, original publisher's red cloth, frontispiece. In very good condition.
Love and Mr. Lewisham by H. G. Wells is an early social novel that follows the aspirations and disappointments of a young schoolteacher determined to shape a disciplined and intellectually ambitious life. Set against the social realities of late Victorian England, the novel traces Lewisham’s struggle to reconcile his academic ambitions and desire for social advancement with the unexpected emotional and financial responsibilities brought about by love and marriage. Through the protagonist’s idealism and gradual confrontation with practical life, Wells offers a thoughtful exploration of youth, ambition, and the compromises demanded by adulthood, while also presenting a perceptive study of education, class mobility, and personal identity in the modern world.
Love and Mr. Lewisham.
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