Mr. Britling Sees It Through (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: H. G. Wells
- First Published: 1916
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social criticism
- Time of Work: World War I
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Mr. Direck, Mr. Britling, Hugh, Teddy, Letty, Cissie, Heinrich
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Family or family life, Love or romance, Authors or writers, Social issues, England or English people, Adultery, Death or dying, World War I, Patriotism
- Locales: England
The Story:
Mr. Direck, secretary of a Boston cultural society, was in England for the purpose of persuading Mr. Britling, a famous writer, to deliver a series of lectures in the United States. Direck found England all that he had expected, as he traveled from London to Matching’s Easy in Essex to meet Mr. Britling. Mr. Britling, however, did not support the illusion. He neither dressed like an Englishman nor acted like an intellectual, and Direck was disappointed, but Mr. Britling’s family and friends aroused his interest. Mr. and Mrs. Britling had three boys. The oldest,...
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