- Fiction, historical, general, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), English fiction, Science fiction
"The story of William Porphyry Benham is the story of a man who was led into adventure by an idea. It was an idea that took possession of his imagination quite early in life, it grew with him and changed with him, it interwove at last completely with his being."--Goodreads.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and contemplative.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- First published
- 1915
- Pages
- 357
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company, Charles Scribner's sons, Collins
- Editions
- 33
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9780809596416
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“THE story of William Porphyry Benham is the story of a man who was led into adventure by an idea.”
Herbert George Wells was an English author, best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary.
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