- British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), English Romance fiction
As William Clissold arrives at his fifty-ninth birthday, he considers that his lot in life must surely be nearing its end. With this in mind, he turns his thoughts to look back on his life, to remembrances of things past, and sees fit to put pen to paper.
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Contemplative, character-led, grave and earnest.
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- First published
- 1926
- Pages
- 600
- Publisher
- Greenwood, P. Zsolnay, Collins
- Editions
- 27
- Language
- German, English
- ISBN
- 9780766171428
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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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