Ann Veronica: A Modern Romance - Couverture souple

Wells, H.G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1554812305 ISBN 13 : 9781554812301

Editeur : Broadview Press Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

H.G. Wells’s 1909 novel centres on the coming of age of the spirited Ann Veronica, who runs away from her sheltered suburban home to live in London. There she mingles with feminists, studies biology, learns jiu jitsu, and even participates in a suffragette raid on the House of Commons that lands her in jail. When originally published, the novel was deemed “poisonous” for its bold treatment of an adulterous romance that only lightly veiled Wells’s extramarital affairs. While critics debate whether the shift to romance undermines the novel’s feminist themes, readers continue to be engaged by its vividly realized heroine and its rich portrayal of the tumultuous social movements of Edwardian London.

Historical documents expand on the novel’s autobiographical dimension with letters between Wells and Amber Reeves, the model for Ann Veronica; also included are materials on the suffrage movement, attempts to censor the novel, and the New Woman.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Carey Snyder is Associate Professor of English at Ohio University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Broadview Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1554812305
• ISBN 13: 9781554812301
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 376
• Éditeur: Snyder Carey
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