H.G. Wells: Desperately Mortal : A Biography

H.G. Wells: Desperately Mortal : A Biography

1986 • 634 pages

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This biography focuses on the literary figure's enormously active public career and his intellectual and creative achievements, reveals how this classic womanizer remained consistently attractive to feminists, and examines his relationship with pivotal fi

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I made it through 230/480 pages before I had to give up. Too dense and not very fun to read! All I knew about Wells was that he had written War of the Worlds so it was interesting to learn he was pretty progressive for his time, super influential and wrote a big wide range of stuff.

October 10, 2024