WELLS, H.G.
The Autocracy of Mr. Parham: His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World.
London: William Heinemann , 1930.
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First Edition of H.G. Wells' The Autocracy of Mr. Parham: His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World
First edition of this novel which was praised by Bertrand Russell. Octavo, original cloth, with 10 illustrations by David Low. In near fine condition. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. 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.
H.G. Wells was a pioneering British writer and social thinker whose work helped define the genre of modern science fiction while engaging critically with the political and technological transformations of his time. 'The Autocracy of Mr. Parham' is a satirical novel that explores the dangers of authoritarianism through the story of a conservative academic whose fantasies of power lead him into a dreamlike dictatorship, revealing the seductive and destructive nature of political absolutism. It proved to be "one of Wells's better sellers in years", after a number of years of poor sales.
The Autocracy of Mr. Parham: His Remarkable Adventures in this Changing World.
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