The Young H.G. Wells - Changing the World

A fascinating journey into the life of H.G. Wells, from one of Britain''s best biographersbr>br>How did the first forty years of H. G. Wells'' life shape the father of science fiction?br>br>From his impoverished childhood in a working-class English family, to his determination to educate himself at any cost, to the serious ill health that dominated his twenties and thirties, his complicated marriages, and love affair with socialism, the first forty years of H. G. Wells'' extraordinary life would set him on a path to become one of the world''s most influential writers. The sudden success of The Time Machine and The War of The Worlds transformed his life and catapulted him to international fame; he became the writer who most inspired Orwell and countless others, and predicted men walking on the moon seventy years before it happened.br>br>In this remarkable, empathetic biography, Claire Tomalin paints a fascinating portrait of a man like no other, driven by curiosity and desiring reform, a socialist and a futurist whose new and imaginative worlds continue to inspire today.br>br>''The finest of biographers'' Hilary Mantelbr>br>''A most intelligent and sympathetic biographer'' Daily Telegraphbr>br>''One of the best biographers of her generation'' Guardian>

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Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Claire Tomalin
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2022
• EAN: 9780241974858
• ISBN: 978-0-241-97485-8
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica > Arte, letteratura > Biografie, autobiografie; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; England, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literature: history and criticism