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Men Like Gods

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This volume contains H. G. Wells' 1922 science fiction novel, "Men Like Gods". Mr. Barnstaple is a journalist for "The Liberal" who is prone to depression. One day, Barnstaple and a group of other Englishmen are accidentally transported to a parallel universe and find a Utopian society on earth with a socialist world government and advanced science. However, the new arrivals pose a biological threat to the Utopians and, as such, are quarantined. Confined, the outsiders plot to take over Utopia. Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer who wrote in a variety of genres, including the novel, politics, history, and social commentary. Today, he is perhaps best remembered for his contributions to the science fiction genre thanks to such novels as "The Time Machine" (1895), "The Invisible Man" (1897), and "The War of the Worlds" (1898). Although never a winner, Wells was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature a total of four times. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

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ISBN9781473333079
PublisherH. G. Wells Library
Publication Date09/01/16
Pages300

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    Dystopian communism in the Garden of Eden. This story could also have been an essay, and perhaps that would have been better. In any case, H.G. Wells plays with the idea of functioning socialism, man's baser tendencies and the vicious circle of human perfidy. The whole thing is really very interesting, especially with regard to the necessary conditions and the fragility of such a utopia. For me personally, the form of an essay would have been more pleasant, but it was still good.

    Sep 1, 2025

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