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- English
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Certain Personal Matters
About this book
"Certain Personal Matters" is a collection of humorous and witty essays written by H. G. Wells. The essays span a variety of different topics but can perhaps most accurately be considered as a humorous and cynical look at the customs of his day. Highly recommended for fans and collectors of Well's seminal work. Contents include: "Of Conversation", "In A Literary Household", "On Schooling And The Phases Of Mr. Sandsome", "The Poet And The Emporium", "The Language Of Flowers", "The Literary Regimen", "House-hunting As An Outdoor Amusement", "Of Blades And Bladery", "Of Cleverness", "The Pose Novel", "The Veteran Cricketer", et cetera. 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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Table of contents
- H. G. Wells
- THOUGHTS ON CHEAPNESS AND MY AUNT CHARLOTTE
- THE TROUBLE OF LIFE
- ON THE CHOICE OF A WIFE
- THE HOUSE OF DI SORNO
- OF CONVERSATION
- IN A LITERARY HOUSEHOLD
- ON SCHOOLING AND THE PHASES OF MR. SANDSOME
- THE POET AND THE EMPORIUM
- THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
- THE LITERARY REGIMEN
- HOUSE-HUNTING AS AN OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT
- OF BLADES AND BLADERY
- OF CLEVERNESS
- THE POSE NOVEL
- THE VETERAN CRICKETER
- CONCERNING A CERTAIN LADY
- THE SHOPMAN
- THE BOOK OF CURSES
- DUNSTONE'S DEAR LADY
- EUPHEMIA'S NEW ENTERTAINMENT
- FOR FREEDOM OF SPELLING
- INCIDENTAL THOUGHTS ON A BALD HEAD
- OF A BOOK UNWRITTEN
- THE EXTINCTION OF MAN
- THE WRITING OF ESSAYS
- THE PARKES MUSEUM
- BLEAK MARCH IN EPPING FOREST
- THE THEORY OF QUOTATION
- ON THE ART OF STAYING AT THE SEASIDE
- CONCERNING CHESS
- THE COAL-SCUTTLE
- BAGARROW
- THE BOOK OF ESSAYS DEDICATORY
- THROUGH A MICROSCOPE
- THE PLEASURE OF QUARRELLING
- THE AMATEUR NATURE-LOVER
- FROM AN OBSERVATORY
- THE MODE IN MONUMENTS
- HOW I DIED