Things to come

Format:

Book

Title:

Things to come

Author:

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.

ISBN:

9780839823186

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xxxix, 142 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

General Note:

A film story based on The shape of things to come.

Reprint of the ed. published by the Cresset Press, London.

Contents:

Introduction / Allan Asherman -- Cast and credits for the film Things to come -- Introduction / George Zebrowski -- Things to come / H. G. Wells.

Summary:

"When a diplomat dies in the 1930s, he leaves behind a book of 'dream visions' he has been experiencing, detailing events that will occur on Earth for the next 200 years. This fictional account of the future (similar to Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon) proved prescient in many ways, as Wells predicts events such as World War II, the rise of chemical warfare, and climate change." -- Amazon.com

Subject(s):

Motion pictures -- Plots, themes, etc.

Science fiction, English -- 20th century.

Genre:

Science fiction

Science fiction.

Added Author:

Asherman, Allan

Zebrowski, George, 1945-

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946. Shape of things to come.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	822 Wells, H. 1975	Searching... Unknown

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Author Notes

H. G. Wells was born in Bromley, England on September 21, 1866. After a limited education, he was apprenticed to a draper, but soon found he wanted something more out of life. He read widely and got a position as a student assistant in a secondary school, eventually winning a scholarship to the Royal College of Science in South Kensington, where he studied biology. He graduated from London University in 1888 and became a science teacher. He also wrote for magazines. When his stories began to sell, he left teaching to write full time.

He became an author best known for science fiction novels and comic novels. His science fiction novels include The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Wonderful Visit, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The First Men in the Moon, and The Food of the Gods. His comic novels include Love and Mr. Lewisham, Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul, The History of Mr. Polly, and Tono-Bungay. He also wrote several short story collections including The Stolen Bacillus, The Plattner Story, and Tales of Space and Time. He died on August 13, 1946 at the age of 79.

(Bowker Author Biography)