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Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump

By H. G. Wells

2019-10-04 17:48:09

Boon is a 1915 work of literary satire by H. G. Wells. It purports, however, to be by the fictional character Reginald Bliss, and for some time after publication, Wells denied authorship. Boon is best known for its part in Wells's debate on the natur ... Read more
Boon is a 1915 work of literary satire by H. G. Wells. It purports, however, to be by the fictional character Reginald Bliss, and for some time after publication, Wells denied authorship. Boon is best known for its part in Wells's debate on the nature of literature with Henry James, who is caricatured in the book. But in Boon Wells also mocks himself, calling into question and ridiculing a notion he held dear—that of humanity's collective consciousness. Less

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File size880.079 KB
Print pages345
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1533149138
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H. G. Wells
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Herbert George Wells (21 Sep 1866 – 13 Aug 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, history, satire, biography ...

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