The War of the Wheels: H. G. Wells and the Bicycle Contributor(s): Withers, Jeremy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815635036 ISBN-13: 9780815635031 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $59.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Sports & Recreation | Cycling |
Dewey: 823.912 |
LCCN: 2017001109 |
Series: Sports and Entertainment |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 264 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Amid apocalyptic invasions and time travel, one common machine continually appears in H. G. Wells's works: the bicycle. From his scientific romances and social comedies, to utopias, futurological speculations, and letters, Wells's texts abound with bicycles. In The War of the Wheels, Withers examines this mode of transportation as both something that played a significant role in Wells's personal life and as a literary device for creating elaborate characters and complex themes. |