- Classic Literature, Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Young women, fiction
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Classical in form, earnest, cool and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
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- Author
- H. G. Wells
- First published
- 1909
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS, Harper & Brothers, P. Smith
- Editions
- 101
- Language
- und, French, English
- ISBN
- 9780460009775
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“ONE Wednesday afternoon in late September, Ann Veronica Stanley came down from London in a state of solemn excitement and quite resolved to have things out with her father that very evening.”
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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