The Shape of Things to Come
by:
H.G. Wells (author)
John Clute (author)
The Shape of Things to Come tells of an intellectual who dies and leaves behind a "dream book" inspired by visions that are remarkably prescient.
The Shape of Things to Come tells of an intellectual who dies and leaves behind a "dream book" inspired by visions that are remarkably prescient.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141441047 (0141441046)
Publish date: May 26th 2006
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 576
Edition language: English
Category:
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Philosophy,
Dystopia,
Apocalyptic,
Post Apocalyptic,
Utopia
This book is what is termed as being future history and some say that it is an extension of HG Wells' historical text 'A Short History of the World'. It is suggested that what Wells is doing is using recent history to look forward to the next stage of human evolution. It is not the first time that h...
Despite my acerbic comments made while reading, I found myself enjoying this book much more than I thought I would, especially once I got past the first two parts, which chronicle the collapse of Western civilization. As a novel, this book is a real stinker; if there were negative stars on GoodReads...
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