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Inventing tomorrow : H.G. Wells and the twentieth century / Sarah Cole.

Inventing tomorrow : H.G. Wells and the twentieth centu...

Inventing tomorrow : H.G. Wells and the twentieth century / Sarah Cole.

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Inventing tomorrow : H.G. Wells and the twentieth century / Sarah Cole.

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Full title

Inventing tomorrow : H.G. Wells and the twentieth century / Sarah Cole.

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Publisher

New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]

Call Numbers

G 2019/5575

Record Identifier

74VKa273kvzd

MMS ID

991024275517302626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xi, 374 pages : illustration ; 24 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

Voice -- Civilian -- Time -- Biology -- Conclusion : the world.

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

[2020]

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"Through his fiction, H. G. Wells brought to the world such concepts as the 'time machine' and 'war of the worlds.' His best-selling The Outline of History sold over two million copies and during his lifetime he was invited to meet world leaders such as Roosevelt, Lenin, Stalin, and Churchill. Arguably, one of the most famous writers and thinkers o...

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Inventing tomorrow : H.G. Wells and the twentieth century / Sarah Cole.

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General note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-359) and index.

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Call Numbers

G 2019/5575

Record Identifier

74VKa273kvzd

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa273kvzd

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ISBN

9780231193122 hardcover alkaline paper

0231193122 hardcover alkaline paper

DDC

823.912

MMS ID

991024275517302626

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