H.G. Wells's view of the world - and hence his writing - was strongly influenced by the biologist's training he received during his three years as a student at the Normal School of Science, South Kensington (now Imperial College, London). Those things which a creature needs in order for it and its species to thrive get particular attention in Wells's books. Tracing biological themes through Wells's work, as Peter Kemp does here, shows the pattern of his thought and brings to light the bizarre workings of a fascinating imagination. For the book's reissue in paperback, an afterword has been added.
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Eating is a creature's basic: avoiding being eaten, an accompanying necessity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Ann Veronica, William Clissold, The New Machiavelli, The Research Magnificent, The Passionate Friends, Men Like Gods, Rebecca West, The Shape of Things, The Time Machine, Lady Mary, The War of the Worlds, The Outline of History, Rampole Island, Uncle Teddy, South Kensington, The Secret Places of the Heart, Modern Utopia, Sir Richmond, The First Men, Darkling Wood, George Ponderevo, Apropos of Dolores, Aunt Susan, Christina Alberta's Father, Invisible Man New!
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Eating is a creature's basic: avoiding being eaten, an accompanying necessity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
passionate friends, sleeper awakes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ann Veronica, William Clissold, The New Machiavelli, The Research Magnificent, The Passionate Friends, Men Like Gods, Rebecca West, The Shape of Things, The Time Machine, Lady Mary, The War of the Worlds, The Outline of History, Rampole Island, Uncle Teddy, South Kensington, The Secret Places of the Heart, Modern Utopia, Sir Richmond, The First Men, Darkling Wood, George Ponderevo, Apropos of Dolores, Aunt Susan, Christina Alberta's Father, Invisible Man New!
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- Ann Veronica (Penguin Classics) by H.G. Wells on 25 pages
- Ann Veronica: A modern love story, on 25 pages
- The New Machiavelli by G. H. Wells on 22 pages
- The New Machiavelli by H. G. Wells on 22 pages
- In the Days of the Comet by H G Wells on 21 pages
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