Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole Island

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole Island
Authors and Contributors      By (author) H. G. Wells
Introduction by Michael Sherborne
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:252
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
Fantasy
ISBN/Barcode 9780720619430
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Peter Owen Publishers
Imprint Peter Owen Publishers
Publication Date 31 January 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Being the Story of a Gentleman of Culture and Refinement who suffered Shipwreck and saw no Human Beings otherthan Cruel and Savage Cannibals for several years. How he beheld Megatheria alive and made some notes of theirHabits. How he became a Sacred Lunatic. How he did at last escape in a Strange Manner from the Horror and Barbarities of Rampole Island in time to fight in the Great War, and how afterwards he came near returning to that Island forever. With much Amusing and Edifying Matter concerning Manners, Customs, Beliefs, Warfare, Crime, and a Storm atSea. Concluding with some Reflections upon Life in General and upon these Present Times in Particular.

Author Biography

H.G. Wells was a prolific English writer nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. Although his writing spanned many genres and forms, he is best remembered for his science-fiction novels, including The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds. Michael Sherborne is the author of H.G. Wells: Another Kind of Life.