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The New Machiavelli

Author
H. G. Wells
Series
World Classics
Language
English
Length
372 pages
ISBN
9781787242333
Published
4 May 2017
Imprint
Fantastica
  • political ambition
  • idealism
  • disillusionment
  • power dynamics
  • moral compromise
  • social reform
  • individualism
  • leadership
  • personal conflict
  • societal change

Description

"The New Machiavelli" by H.G. Wells is a political and personal novel blending ambition, idealism, and disillusionment. It follows Richard Remington, a charismatic politician and aspiring reformer, as he navigates the complexities of love, power, and governance. Through Remington’s rise and fall, Wells critiques the machinations of politics and the tension between personal desires and public responsibility. The novel explores themes of individualism, socialism, and the moral compromises inherent in leadership. Part autobiography, part social commentary, it reflects Wells’s own struggles with ideology and relationships. A compelling examination of human flaws and societal change, this work remains a timeless reflection on the pursuit of progress amidst personal and political turmoil.

Author

H. G. Wells (1866–1946) was born in Bromley, trained in biology under Huxley, and turned that laboratory habit into fiction. The Time Machine sent a Victorian into deep time; The War of the Worlds brought the sky down on the Home Counties. He wrote as if the future were a social problem with monsters attached. The novels argue while they entertain. A draper's son who made scientific romance a public language.

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