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John Huntington (editor) and
H. G. Wells
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Wesleyan Univ Pr
Publication date
September 12, 2006
Pages
156
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780819567291
ISBN-10
0819567299
Dimensions
0.50 by 6.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
Original list price
$22.95
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In his 1898 War of the Worlds, H. G. Wells imagined aliens from Mars descending to Earth with violent intentions. In Star Begotten, first published in 1937, the suspicion arises that the Martians may have returnedâthis time using cosmic rays to alter human chromosomes. The protagonist Joseph Davis, an author of popular histories, grows fearfully obsessed with rumors of the Martian plan. He considers the possibility that mutation may have already occurred, and that his child, his wife, and even he may already be Martians. An ironic and often comic novel, Star Begotten portrays discoveries in evolutionary biology and contemplates the benefits as well as the horrors of mutation. This new annotated edition situates the novel in its literary and historical contexts, explains its place in Wellsâs late development, and highlights its importance as a precursor to the dark comedies of delusion by writers like Robert Sheckley and Philip K. Dick.
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Hardcover
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from Wesleyan Univ Pr (September 12, 2006)
9780819567291 | details & prices | 156 pages | 6.75 × 8.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $22.95
About: In his 1898 War of the Worlds, H.
About: In his 1898 War of the Worlds, H.
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