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A 1915 satirical novel by H. G. Wells. The book is about Bliss making a book out the fragmentary writings of George Boon.
The book was notorious for including a literary assault on Henry James, mocking the authors writing style and characters. James and Wells were long time friends but had fallen out prior to WWI. But Wells doesn't stop there.
To even things out, Wells also mocks himself.
Audiobook details
GenreHumor
Length5 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 7, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
7Chapter the Sixth. Of not liking Hallery and the Royal Society for the Discouragement of Literature
2Chapter The First. The Back Of Miss Bathwick And George Boon
8Chapter the Seventh. Wilkins makes Certain Objections
3Chapter the Second. Being the First Chapter of “The Mind of the Race”
9Chapter the Eighth. The Beginning of “The Wild Asses of the Devil”
4Chapter the Third. The Great Slump, the Revival of Letters, and the Garden by the Sea
10Chapter the Ninth. The Hunting of the Wild Asses of the Devil
5Chapter the Fourth. Of Art, of Literature, of Mr. Henry James
11Chapter the Tenth. The Story of the Last Trump
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