Review:
Michael Sherborne's biography, Another Kind of Life, is a brilliant portrait of the man and the writer --Daily Telegraph, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
Admirably comprehensive ... Sherborne doesn't shy away from the contradictions and imperfections in either Wells's character or his works ... a wellrounded portrait of a flawed but truly prophetic figure --Mail On Sunday, Simon Griffith
A valuable contribution to Wells studies ... Sherborne has a direct, vigorous, often witty style, and the biography is readable and interesting throughout .. meticulous and wide-ranging in its research and persuasive in its arguments. --The Wellsian
An excellent biography: authoritative, comprehensive, and crisply written --David Lodge --Times Literary Supplement, Clare Harman
A careful, scholarly work ... a must for academic libraries and reading lists. --Patrick Parrinder, Science Fiction Studies
Authoritative ... Michael Sherborne has an unrivalled command of the writer's diverse output ... He writes with bemused detachment and great clarity" --Times Literary Supplement, Clare Harman
With access to heretofore-unpublished letters and a singular grasp of Wells genius, moxie, and failings, Sherborne is the first to portray the protean, scandalous, world-changing writer in full. --Donna Seaman, Booklist
Authoritative ... Michael Sherborne has an unrivalled command of the writer's diverse output ... He writes with bemused detachment and great clarity" --Times Literary Supplement, Clare Harman
Sherborne clearly knows his man and his subject inside out, meaning that this biography contains more than enough detail for the curious casual reader to understand Wells and his works, but also that it can provide a fantastic jumping-off point for those new to Wells scholarship who are looking for a good introduction to the subject. Highly recommended. --Snake Oil Review Press
A brisk and witty complement to [David] Lodge's 'A Man of Parts' --Adam Kirsch, The New Yorker
About the Author:
MICHAEL SHERBORNE is the Head of the English and Humanities Department at Luton Sixth Form College. He is the former editor of The Wellsian and chairman of the H.G. Wells Society
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