A Year of Prophesying

H. G. Wells

• Publisher: H. G. Wells Library
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781473332942
• eBook ISBN: 9781473359963
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Literary Collections
• Index: Literature

This volume contains a collection of 55 newspaper columns written by H. G. Wells between 1923 and 1924. Following the immense success Wells' "The Outline of History", people wanted to hear more of his commentary, especially on contemporary events. As such, Wells began writing popular columns for the Westminster Gazette, the New York Times, and the Daily Express. This volume is highly recommended for fans of Wells' writing and those with an interest in early-twentieth-century history. 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. First published in 1924.

Table of contents

• H. G. Wells
• THE LEAGUE OF NATIONSAND THE FEDERATION OF MANKIND
• THE BEAUTY OF FLYING
• THE TRIUMPH OF FRANCE
• THE SINGAPORE ARSENAL
• THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AGAIN
• THE AVIATION OF THE HALF-CIVILISED
• WILL GERMANY BREAK INTO PIECES?
• THE FUTURE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
• WINSTON
• THE OTHER SIDE IN FRANCE
• THE LAST OF THE VICTORIANS
• POLITICS AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE
• THE RE-EMERGENCE OF MR. LLOYD GEORGE
• SPAIN AND ITALY WHISPER TOGETHER
• LATIN AMERICA AND THE LEAGUE
• COSMOPOLITAN AND INTERNATIONAL
• THE PARLIAMENTARY TRIANGLE
• MODERN GOVERNMENT: PARLIAMENT AND REAL ELECTORAL REFORM
• SCRAPPING THE GOLD STANDARD
• THE HUB OF EUROPE:CZECHO-SLOVAKIA AND FRANCE
• THE MANDARINS AT THE GATE:THE REVIVAL OF THE OLD LEARNING
• LENIN: PRIVATE CAPITALISM AGAINST COMMUNISM
• THE FANTASIES OF MR. BELLOCAND THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD
• A CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL SCHEME FOR BRITAIN: A TENTATIVE FORECAST
• PORTUGAL AND PROSPERITY:THE BLESSEDNESS OF BEING A LITTLE NATION
• RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS: THE PRACTICAL PROBLEM
• THE LABOUR PARTY ON TRIAL:THE FOLLY OF THE FIVE CRUISERS
• DICTATORS OR POLITICIANS?THE DILEMMA OF CIVILISATION
• YOUTH AND THE VOTE:THE REJUVENESCENCE OF THE WORLD
• OLIVE BRANCHES OF STEEL:SHOULD THE ANGELS OF PEACE CARRY BOMBS?
• THE CASE OF UNAMUNO:THE FEEBLE REPUBLIC OF LETTERS
• AN OPEN LETTER TO ANATOLE FRANCEON HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY
• THE EUROPEAN KALEIDOSCOPE:THE GERMAN WILL IN DEFAULT
• CHINA: THE LAND OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT
• AIR ARMAMENT: THE SUPREMACY OF QUALITY
• LABOUR POLITICIANS:THE EVAPORATION OF THE INTELLIGENZIA
• CONSTRUCTIVE IDEAS ANDTHEIR RELATION TO CURRENT POLITICS
• THE WEMBLEY EMPIRE:AN EXHIBITION OF LOST OPPORTUNITIES
• THE EXTINCTION OF PARTY GOVERNMENT
• THE SERFDOM OF IGNORANCE:THE RIGHT OF WOMEN TO KNOWLEDGE
• BLINKERS FOR FREE YOUTH:YOUNG AMERICA ASKS TO HEAR AND SEE
• THE LAWLESSNESS OF AMERICA AND THE WAY TO ORDER
• THE SHABBY SCHOOLS OF THE PIOUS:DRAINS AND THE ODOUR OF SANCTITY
• THE INCOMPATIBILITY OF INDIA:DIVORCE OR LEGAL SEPARATION
• THE SPIRIT OF FASCISM:IS THERE ANY GOOD IN IT AT ALL?
• THE RACE CONFLICT:IS IT UNAVOIDABLE?
• THE SCHOOLS OF A NEW AGE: A FORECAST
• THE IMPUDENCE OF FLAGS:OUR POWER RESOURCES ANDMY ELEPHANTS, WHALES, AND GORILLAS
• HAS COMMUNISM A FUTURE?THE POSSIBILITY OF A SOCIALIST RENASCENCE
• THE LITTLE HOUSE:AS IT WAS, IS NOW, AND APPARENTLY EVER WILL BE
• THE TRIVIALITY OF DEMOCRACYAND THE FEMININE INFLUENCE IN POLITICS
• SEX ANTAGONISM:AN UNAVOIDABLE AND INCREASING FACTOR IN MODERN LIFE
• LIVING THROUGH:THE TRUTH ABOUT AN INTERVIEW
• THE CREATIVE PASSION
• AFTER A YEAR OF JOURNALISM:AN OUTBREAK OF AUTO-OBITUARY