Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells
Selected Correspondence of Bernard Shaw

Bernard Shaw (Author), H.G. Wells (Author), Percy Smith (Edited by)

9781487572143

Paperback / softback, published 15 December 1995

272 pages
23.5 x 15.9 x 1.3 cm, 0.39 kg

Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells are among the best-known and most controversial literary figures of the twentieth century. Both were rebelliously critical of the social and political, familial and sexual conventions and structures of their time. They shared broadly similar interests, but their lifestyles differed sharply - as did their views on many subjects, including those discussed in their correspondence: religion, socialism, science, war and world history, the theatre, the profession of authorship, and more. The letters are always forthright, often abusive and quarrelsome, sometimes suggesting that the relationship cannot last. They are also often warm, good-natured, playful, and generous - reflecting a fundamental mutual respect and similarity of outlook, however contrasting the temperament and style. The great majority of the two writers' correspondence is published here for the first time.