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H. G. Wells played a central role in defining the intellectual, political, and literary character of the twentieth century. A prolific literary innovator, he coined such concepts as "time machine," "war of the worlds," and "atomic bomb," exerting vast influence on popular ideas of time and futurity, progress and decline, and humanity's place in the universe. Wells was a public intellectual with a worldwide readership. He met with world leaders, including Roosevelt, Lenin, Stalin, and Churchill, and his books were international best-sellers. Yet critics and scholars have largely forgotten his accomplishments or relegated them to genre fiction, overlooking their breadth and diversity.In Inventing Tomorrow, Sarah Cole provides a definitive account of Wells's work and ideas. She contends that Wells casts new light on modernism and its values: on topics from warfare to science to time, his work resonates both thematically and aesthetically with some of the most ambitious modernists. At the same time, unlike many modernists, Wells believed that literature had a pressing place in public life, and his works reached a wide range of readers. While recognizing Wells's limitations, Cole offers a new account of his distinctive style as well as his interventions into social and political thought. She illuminates how Wells embodies twentieth-century literature at its most expansive and engaged. An ambitious rethinking of Wells as both writer and thinker, Inventing Tomorrow suggests that he offers a timely model for literature's moral responsibility to imagine a better global future.

Modernism (Literature) --- English fiction --- History and criticism. --- Wells, H. G. --- Criticism and interpretation.

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"In this interdisciplinary work, author Ron Edwards offers an innovative rereading of H. G. Wells' "The Island of Dr. Moreau." Edwards utilizes his twenty-five years in biology and the ethics of animal research to examine the bioethical implications of Wells' work and its relevance to contemporary scientific and philosophical discussions. He tackles the myth of human exceptionalism, the notion that we are fundamentally different from the rest of the animal kingdom. We must view ourselves, he argues, not as from animals, but as animals. The approachable tone is suitable for a wide audience of the scientifically curious. At the same time, great care is given to providing an accurate and considered treatment of the technical aspects of the novel, including the scientific plausibility of Dr. Moreau's experiment. Never before have Wells' ideas been examined in such detail by an evolutionary biologist with the author's considerable experience. The implications are far-reaching, touching on key topics in animal rights, evolution, and the relationship between religion and science. Its approachability and dedication to technical accuracy produces a unique perspective on Wells' classic. Anyone with an interest in confronting some of the central issues of human existence through the lens of fiction will be rewarded with an original and thought-provoking work. "-- "The book presents a re-reading of H. G. Wells' novel "The Island of Doctor Moreau" as a key to addressing the controversies of our own humanity. It raises the issue: without human exceptionalism, where do ethics come from?"--

Literature and science. --- Animals in literature. --- Humanity in literature. --- Ethics in literature. --- Evolution (Biology) in literature. --- Biology in literature. --- Wells, H. G.

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Fiction --- Fiction writing --- Metafiction --- Writing, Fiction --- Authorship --- Technique. --- Wells, H. G. , --- Wells, H. G. --- Bliss, Reginald, --- Uells, Gerbert, --- Uėlʹs, Gerbert D., --- Velʹs, Khėrbert Zh., --- Wells, Herbert George, --- Weruzu, H. G., --- Уэльс, Герберт Д., --- Уэллс, Гергерт, --- Вельс, Хэрберт Ж., --- אועלס, ה. ג., --- איאלס, הירברט, --- ולס, ה. ג., --- ולס, ה. ג. --- ולס, הרברט ג׳ורג׳, --- וועלס, הערנערט, --- וולס, ה. ג׳, --- 威尔士赫伯特·乔治, --- 韦尔斯赫·乔,

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This is a sensitive study of Wells' imaginative development during his formative years.

Science fiction, English --- History and criticism. --- Wells, H. G. , --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Wells, H. G. --- Bliss, Reginald, --- Uells, Gerbert, --- Uėlʹs, Gerbert D., --- Velʹs, Khėrbert Zh., --- Wells, Herbert George, --- Weruzu, H. G., --- Уэльс, Герберт Д., --- Уэллс, Гергерт, --- Вельс, Хэрберт Ж., --- אועלס, ה. ג., --- איאלס, הירברט, --- ולס, ה. ג., --- ולס, ה. ג. --- ולס, הרברט ג׳ורג׳, --- וועלס, הערנערט, --- וולס, ה. ג׳, --- 威尔士赫伯特·乔治, --- 韦尔斯赫·乔,

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"H.G. Wells was described by one of his European critics as a 'seismograph of his age'. He is one of the founding fathers of modern science fiction, and as a novelist, essayist, educationalist and political propagandist his influence has been felt in every European country. This collection of essays by scholarly experts shows the varied and dramatic nature of Wells's reception, including translations, critical appraisals, novels and films on Wellsian themes, and responses to his own well-publicized visits to Russia and elsewhere. The authors chart the intense ideological debate that his writings occasioned, particularly in the inter-war years, and the censorship of his books in Nazi Germany and Francoist Spain. This book offers pioneering insights into Wells's contribution to 20th century European literature and to modern political ideas, including the idea of European union. Reception of H.G. Wells in Europe Review."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Wells, H. G. --- Bliss, Reginald, --- Uells, Gerbert, --- Uėlʹs, Gerbert D., --- Velʹs, Khėrbert Zh., --- Wells, Herbert George, --- Weruzu, H. G., --- Уэльс, Герберт Д., --- Уэллс, Гергерт, --- Вельс, Хэрберт Ж., --- אועלס, ה. ג., --- איאלס, הירברט, --- ולס, ה. ג., --- ולס, ה. ג. --- ולס, הרברט ג׳ורג׳, --- וועלס, הערנערט, --- וולס, ה. ג׳, --- 威尔士赫伯特·乔治, --- 韦尔斯赫·乔, --- Appreciation --- European literature --- English influences. --- Criticism and interpretation --- History. --- Influence.