DARK, Sidney. [H.G. Wells].
The Outline of H.G. Wells.
London: Leonard Parsons , 1922.
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First Edition of Sidney Dark's The Outline of H. G. Wells; From the Library of Christopher Priest
First edition of Sidney Dark’s critical study of H.G. Wells, examining the life, literary achievements, and intellectual influence of one of the twentieth century’s most significant writers and social commentators. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. 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. Rare.
The Outline of H.G. Wells by Sidney Dark is a concise critical study of one of the twentieth century’s most influential writers. Dark examines Wells not only as a pioneering figure in modern speculative fiction but also as a public intellectual whose works engaged deeply with questions of science, politics, and social progress. Through analysis of Wells’s major novels, essays, and political writings, Dark traces the development of Wells’s thought and the breadth of his literary ambitions, highlighting his efforts to interpret and reshape the rapidly changing modern world. The study offers both a portrait of Wells’s intellectual character and an assessment of his lasting impact on literature and social thought.
The Outline of H.G. Wells.
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