H. G. Wells
Wells was among the most influential novelists of the early twentieth century, whose realistic social comedies stand alongside his scientific romances as enduring works. Kipps and The History of Mr Polly offer affectionate and satirical portraits of lower middle-class English life.
Works
- KippsComic novel of a draper's assistant who inherits a fortune and seeks social advancement
- The History of Mr PollyTale of a struggling draper who abandons his shop for adventure and freedom
- Tono-BungayNovel satirizing capitalism through a pharmaceutical company's rise and demise
- Ann VeronicaNovel of a young woman's rebellion against convention and pursuit of independence
- Love and Mr LewishamRomance between a young teacher and a science student navigating ambition
- Mr Britling Sees It ThroughNovel set during the Great War following an Englishman's domestic and social struggles
- The Research MagnificentNovel examining the life of a man seeking purpose through philosophical and practical means
- The World of William ClissoldPhilosophical novel following a businessman's reflections on wealth and social progress
- BealbyComic adventure novel of a hapless boy caught between respectability and folly
- Joan and PeterNovel following a young couple through education, marriage, and social upheaval