The Invisible Man (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Michael Coren
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Work: Biography
- Time of Work: 1866-1946
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Herbert george (h. G.) Wells, Sarah Wells, Joseph Wells, Isabel Wells, Amy Catherine (Jane) Wells, Amber Reeves, Rebecca West, Henry James, Arnold Bennett, Hillaire Belloc, G. K. Chesterton
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Socialism, Authors or writers, Science or scientists, England or English people, Anti-Semitism, Science fiction, Pacifism
- Locales: England
H. G. Wells was one of the greatest writers of his age. Before the beginning of the twentieth century, he dominated popular fiction with his science-fiction romances. Novels such as The Time Machine (1895), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898) made him a fortune and established a literary reputation that has endured despite changing fashions and his own uneven output as a writer. Trained as a biologist, Wells gives science fiction a new credibility, making it not merely a tale of wonder but also a serious means of posing questions about the...
[The entire page is 1928 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
See Also
