The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine

by H. G. Wells

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The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine was written by H. G. Wells in 1902. This is a 319 page book, containing 44242 words and 11 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781519482860
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	11/26/2015
Pages:	162
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.02(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

The late Leon Stover, professor emeritus at the Illinois Institute of Technology, was the first to bring science fiction to the college curriculum and was the author of numerous landmarks of intellectual history. He lived in Chicago.

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England

Table of Contents

1	The Coming of the Sea Lady	1
2	Some First Impressions	17
3	The Episode of the Various Journalists	37
4	The Quality of Parker	47
5	The Absence and Return of Mr Harry Chatteris	53
6	Symptomatic	69
7	The Crisis	107
8	Moonshine Triumphant	149

Editorial Reviews

This volume is subtitled The text examines Wells' fantasy, which did not sell well at publication and has been largely ignored by critics. Stover's (emeritus, Illinois Institute of Technology) introduction provides an overview of the text and the story of and explains the ideas of civil death, every citizen acting as a public servant, and the concept of totalitarian metaphysics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Wells’s masterpieces get the red-carpet treatment here in these luxurious editions...academic collections supporting English departments should definitely invest in this volume”—Library Journal; “Stover is to be thanked for his years of Wellsian scholarship”—Public Library Quarterly; “Stover, by presenting the intellectual underpinnings of Wells’ work, has provided a powerful tool for understanding his writings, one sees them more deeply, without losing that earlier sense-of-wonder that originally opened the vistas of the young reader’s mind...a crucial guide to these classics of science fiction”—Fosfax; “two cheers for Stoverism...formidable scholarship...serious students of Wells would be foolish to ignore ‘Stoverism’”—The Wellsian; “Stover should be commended for a painstaking and meticulous editorial commentary”—Utopian Studies; “extensively annotated and analyzed by Stover...annotations are filled with insights into Wells’ writings and philosophy”—C&RL News.

From the Publisher

"thorough job"

Interzone

Stover, by presenting the intellectual underpinnings of Wells' work, has provided a powerful tool for understanding his writings, one sees them more deeply, without losing that earlier sense-of-wonder that originally opened the vistas of the young reader's mind...a crucial guide to these classics of science fiction

Fosfax

most valuable

The Wellsian

Stover is to be thanked for his years of Wellsian scholarship

Public Library Quarterly

very well introduced and annotated...excellent

Utopian Studies

Wells's masterpieces get the red-carpet treatment here in these luxurious editions...academic collections supporting English departments should definitely invest in this volume

Library Journal