James, Simon J. <br/><br/>
Maps of Utopia :  H. G. Wells, Modernity and the End of Culture. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (245 pages) 
<br/><br/>Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Of Art, Of Literature, Of Mr. H. G. Wells -- 2. The History of the Future: The Scientific Romances -- 3. The Uses of Literacy: Reading and Realism in Wells's Novels -- 4. The Idea of a Planned World: H. G. Wells's Utopias -- 5. Education and Catastrophe: The War and the World -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z. 
<br/><br/> This is the first study of the literary theories of H. G. Wells, the founding father of English science fiction and once the most widely read writer in the world. It explores his entire career, during which he produced popular science, educational theory, history, politics, and prophecy, as well as realist, experimental, and science fiction. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780191640018 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Wells, H. G. -- (Herbert George), -- 1866-1946 -- Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR5777.J345 2012eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823.912