WELLS, H.G.
Mr. Britling Sees Through.
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd , 1916.
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"An important and truly humane work": First Edition of H.G. Wells' Mr. Britling Sees Through It; From the Library of Christopher Priest
First British edition of Wells’ influential First World War novel depicting the moral and emotional upheaval of wartime Britain. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine, titles and floral tooling stamped in blind to the front panel. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into the 2006 Academy Award nominee film of the same name by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, and Michael Caine. In very good condition, inscription to the front free endpaper.
Mr. Britling Sees It Through (1916) by H. G. Wells is a wartime novel that examines the psychological and moral transformation of an English intellectual during the First World War. Through the character of Mr. Britling, Wells traces the disintegration of prewar liberal optimism and the confrontation with grief, nationalism, and spiritual crisis brought about by global conflict. The novel blends domestic realism with political reflection, using personal loss as a lens through which to explore broader questions of faith, internationalism, and the future of civilization. Widely read upon publication, the work captures the emotional and ideological upheaval of wartime Britain while articulating Wells' evolving response to modern warfare and its consequences.
Mr. Britling Sees Through.
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