Inventing Tomorrow: H. G. Wells and the Twentieth Century 0231193122, 9780231193122

Inventing Tomorrow: H. G. Wells and the Twentieth Century 9780231550161

Inventing Tomorrow provides a definitive account of H. G. Wells’s work and ideas. Sarah Cole illuminates his distinctive

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The Young H. G. Wells : Changing the World 9781984879035, 9781984879028

From acclaimed literary biographer Claire Tomalin, a complex and fascinating exploration of the early life of the influe

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The Reception of H. G. Wells in Europe 9781472543264, 9781441112996

H.G. Wells was described by one of his European critics as a ‘seismograph of his age’. He is one of the founding fathers

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Structure in four novels by H. G. Wells 9783111391533, 9783111029030

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A History of the Future: Prophets of Progress from H. G. Wells to Isaac Asimov [Paperback ed.] 1316602621, 9781316602621

In this wide-ranging survey, Peter J. Bowler explores the phenomenon of futurology: predictions about the future develop

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H G Wells: A Literary Life [1st ed. 2019] 978-3-030-26420-8, 978-3-030-26421-5

This is the first new complete literary biography of H G Wells for thirty years, and the first to encompass his entire c

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Warren G. Magnuson and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century America 9780295802213, 9780295995342

Warren G. Magnuson served as U.S. senator from the state of Washington for six terms. The sheer sweep of his accomplishm

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The War of the Worlds: From H. G. Wells to Orson Welles, Jeff Wayne, Steven Spielberg and Beyond 9781474229883, 9781474229876, 9781474229913, 9781474229906

First published in 1897, H.G. Wells’s alien invasion narrative The War of the Worlds was a landmark work of science fict

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Completing the Twentieth Century

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Inventing Unemployment: Regulating Joblessness in Twentieth-Century Australia 9781509928194, 9781509928224, 9781509928200

This book examines the evolution of Australian unemployment law and policy across the past 100 years. It poses the quest

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