H. G. Wells and Social Class During the Pre-war Years
- ISBN-10
- 1109845944
- ISBN-13
- 9781109845945
- Pages
- 249
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Author
- Eric Cash
Description
The first two chapters provide a critical analysis of Wells's view of British class history and an examination of how Wells's and his parents' lives were directly influenced by class constraints. As Wells's writings were often heavily biographical, it is helpful to see how the boy developed into the author given the social world into which he was thrust. The remaining chapters including examinations of the following primary works representing loose "periods" within the frame of the pre-war years: The Wonderful Visit (Wells's first use of class in the novel as a unifying theme), When the Sleeper Wakes (introduction of the dystopia), A Modern Utopia (Wells's challenge of social reform presented to the Fabian Society), Tono-Bungay (the New Woman within Edwardian class structures), and Marriage (class constraints within relationships and the home).
