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Immensely popular during his lifetime, H. G. Wells, along with Jules Verne, is credited with inventing science fiction. This new volume collects Wells' best-loved and most critically acclaimed works. In each, the author grounds his fantastical imagination in scientific fact and conjecture while lacing his narrative with vibrant action, not merely to tell a “ripping yarn,” but to offer a biting critique on the world around him. “The strength of Mr. Wells,” wrote Arnold Bennett, “lies in the fact that he is not only a scientist, but a most talented student of character, especially quaint character. He will not only ingeniously describe for you a scientific miracle, but he will set down that miracle in the midst of a country village, sketching with excellent humor the inn-landlady, the blacksmith, the chemist’s apprentice, the doctor, and all the other persons whom the miracle affects.”
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H.G. Wells, H. G. Wells
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2009
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- Titel
- H.G. Wells
- Untertitel
- Seven Novels
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- H. G. Wells
- Verlag
- Barnes & Noble
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2009
- Seitenzahl
- 930
- ISBN10
- 1435114906
- ISBN13
- 9781435114906
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Klassiker, Science-Fantasy, Serie
- Bewertung
- 4,15 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- Immensely popular during his lifetime, H. G. Wells, along with Jules Verne, is credited with inventing science fiction. This new volume collects Wells' best-loved and most critically acclaimed works. In each, the author grounds his fantastical imagination in scientific fact and conjecture while lacing his narrative with vibrant action, not merely to tell a “ripping yarn,” but to offer a biting critique on the world around him. “The strength of Mr. Wells,” wrote Arnold Bennett, “lies in the fact that he is not only a scientist, but a most talented student of character, especially quaint character. He will not only ingeniously describe for you a scientific miracle, but he will set down that miracle in the midst of a country village, sketching with excellent humor the inn-landlady, the blacksmith, the chemist’s apprentice, the doctor, and all the other persons whom the miracle affects.”