1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910811654803321

Autore

Bergonzi Bernard

Titolo

The early H. G. Wells : a study of the scientific romances / / Bernard Bergonzi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1961

©1961

ISBN

1-4426-5686-7

1-4426-3355-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

Heritage

Disciplina

823/.9/12

Soggetti

Science fiction, English - History and criticism

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

H.G. Wells and the Fin de siecle -- From The chronic Argonauts to The time machine -- The short stories -- The wonderful visit, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The invisible man -- The war of the worlds -- When the sleeper wakes and The first men in the Moon -- Wells and the twentieth century -- Select bibliography -- Appendix. A tale of the twentieth century -- The chronic Argonauts.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a sensitive study of Wells' imaginative development during his formative years.