The shape of things to come - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0552111066 ISBN 13 : 9780552111065

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

When Dr Philip Raven, an intellectual working for the League of Nations, dies in 1930 he leaves behind a powerful legacy - an unpublished 'dream book'. Inspired by visions he has experienced for many years, it appears to be a book written far into the future: a history of humanity from the date of his death up to 2105. The Shape of Things to Come provides this 'history of the future', an account that was in some ways remarkably prescient - predicting climatic disaster and sweeping cultural changes, including a Second World War, the rise of chemical warfare, and political instabilities in the Middle East.

Présentation de l'éditeur

When a diplomat dies in the 1930s, he leaves behind a book of 'dream visions' he has been experiencing, detailing events that will occur on Earth for the next two hundred years.

This fictional 'account of the future' (similar to LAST AND FIRST MEN by Olaf Stapledon) proved prescient in many ways, as Wells predicts events such as the Second World War, the rise of chemical warfare and climate change.

Détails de l'édition

• ISBN 10: 0552111066
• ISBN 13: 9780552111065
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible