WELLS, H.G.
The Undying Fire: A Contemporary Novel.
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd , 1919.
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First Edition of H.G. Wells' The Undying Fire: A Contemporary Novel
First British edition of Wells’ philosophical reimagining of the Book of Job set against the moral and scientific crises of the modern world. Octavo, original publisher's green cloth. In very good condition, signature to the front free endpaper.
The Undying Fire (1919) by H. G. Wells is a philosophical novel that reimagines the biblical Book of Job in a modern setting, transforming ancient theological debate into a contemporary meditation on suffering, science, and human resilience. Centered on a visionary industrialist confronted with illness and personal loss, the narrative stages a series of intellectual confrontations over faith, progress, and the moral structure of the universe. Rather than offering conventional consolation, Wells uses the framework of tragedy to argue for humanistic endurance and rational inquiry in the face of cosmic indifference. The result is a work that fuses drama and dialectic, presenting modern man not as a passive sufferer, but as an active agent in shaping meaning amid uncertainty.
The Undying Fire: A Contemporary Novel.
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