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The young H.G. Wells : changing the world / Claire Tomalin.
Record details
- ISBN: 1984879022
- ISBN: 9781984879028
- ISBN: 9781984879028
- ISBN: 1984879022
- Physical Description: xii, 254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-237) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Two accidents -- "What else can you do?" -- Uppark -- "A bright run of luck" -- Blood -- "For a young man to marry ..." -- More blood -- The Time Machine -- "Uncommonly cheerful and hopeful" -- A house by the sea -- Fabian friends -- Joining the club -- Pressure -- America in 1906 -- Webb and Wells -- Amberissima -- Heroines -- Tono-Bungay -- Friends and enemies -- "I warned both hands before the fire of life." |
| Summary, etc.: | The acclaimed literary biographer looks at the early life of influential writer and public figure H.G. Wells, from his school days and his emergence as writer of extraordinary depth to the publication of The Time Machine. |
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| Subject: | Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. Novelists, English > 20th century > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 4 of 4 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Thompson Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Public Library | B Wells (Text) | 34038139262232 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
