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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810112803321

Autore

Wells H. G (Herbert George), <1866-1946.>

Titolo

The secret places of the heart / / H.G. Wells

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Auckland, New Zealand] : , : The Floating Press, , 1922

2011

ISBN

1-77652-104-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Disciplina

813.6

Soggetti

Physician and patient

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Contents; Chapter the First - The Consultation; Chapter the Second - Lady Hardy; Chapter the Third - The Departure; Chapter the Fourth - At Maidenhead; Chapter the Fifth - In the Land of the Forgotten Peoples; Chapter the Sixth - The Encounter at Stonehenge; Chapter the Seventh - Companionship; Chapter the Eighth - Full Moon; Chapter the Ninth - The Last Days of Sir Richmond Hardy

Sommario/riassunto

H.G. Wells is best remembered as a central figure in the development of the science fiction genre and as the creator of such works as The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and The War of the Worlds. However, much of his literary output was more conventional in nature, and he published a number of novels dealing with interpersonal relationships and social themes. Many critics regard The Secret Places of the Heart as a heavily autobiographical account of one of Wells' failed...