The World Set Free - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 084390013X ISBN 13 : 9780843900132

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of synonyms and antonyms for difficult and often ambiguous English words that are encountered in other works of literature, conversation, or academic examinations. Extremely rare or idiosyncratic words and expressions are given lower priority in the notes compared to words which are ¿difficult, and often encountered¿ in examinations. Rather than supply a single synonym, many are provided for a variety of meanings, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of the English language, and avoid using the notes as a pure crutch. Having the reader decipher a word's meaning within context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not already highlighted on previous pages. If a difficult word is not noted on a page, chances are that it has been highlighted on a previous page. A more complete thesaurus is supplied at the end of the book; synonyms and antonyms are extracted from Webster's Online Dictionary.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

HERBERT GEORGE WELLS (1866-1946), born in Bromley, Kent, the son of an unsuccessful small tradesman and professional cricketer, was apprenticed to a draper in early life, a period reflected in several of his novels. He then became assistant teacher at Midhurst Grammar School, studying by night and winning a scholarship in 1884 to the Normal School of Science in South Kensington, where he came under the influence of T. H. Huxley. In 1903 he joined the Fabian Society, but was soon at odds with it; impatient and turbulent, his career as writer and thinker was marked by a provocative independence. As a novelist he is best remembered for his scientific romances, among the earliest products of the new genre of science fiction. The first, “The Time Machine” (1895), is a social allegory set in the year 80271, describing a society divided into two classes, the subterranean workers, called Morlocks, and the decadent Eloi. This was followed by “The Wonderful Visit” (1895), “The Island of Doctor Moreau” (1896), “The Invisible Man” (1897), “The War of the Worlds” (1898), “When the Sleeper Wakes” (1899), “The First Men in the Moon” (1901), and “Men Like Gods” (1923).

Détails de l'édition

• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 084390013X
• ISBN 13: 9780843900132
• Reliure: Broché
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