Christina Alberta's Father - Softcover

H. G. Wells

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0720619394 ISBN 13: 9780720619393

Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

First published in 1925, this overlooked classic will please avid fans and readers new to H.G. Wells alike. Now introduced by acclaimed biographer of H.G. Wells, Michael Sherborne, who suggests that this story of a girl who learns her parents are not who she thought was very personal to Wells.

In the months following his wife's death, Mr. Preemby, a retired laundryman becomes convinced that he is the incarnation of Sargon, the ancient king of Sumeria, returned to save a world upturned by the First World War. Trying to make sense of Mr Preemby is his stepdaughter, Christina Alberta. A masterclass in comic invention, Christina Alberta's Father depicts characters who long for something to believe in, just so long as it is not 'some horrible Utopia by Wells', but whose attempts to change the world are always doomed to disappointment. Whether taken as a social satire, a psychological study or a critique of Wells's own beliefs and relationships, Christina Alberta's Father makes for a fascinating and delightful read.

About this title

About the Author:

HERBERT GEORGE WELLS (1866 1946), commonly known as H.G. Wells, was a prolific English writer nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. Although his writing spanned many genres and forms, he is best remembered for his science-fiction novels, including The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds.

MICHAEL SHERBORNE is the author of the renowned biography of H.G. Wells Another Kind of Life (2010).

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0720619394
• ISBN 13: 9780720619393
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 252