WELLS, H.G.
Mr. Belloc Objects to "The Outline of History".
London: Watts & Co., 1926.
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First Edition of H.G. Wells' Mr. Belloc Objects to "The Outline of History"; From the Library of Christopher Priest
First British edition of Wells’ polemical defense of The Outline of History against Hilaire Belloc’s criticisms. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into the 2006 Academy Award nominee film of the same name by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, and Michael Caine. Very good in a good dust jacket.
Mr. Belloc Objects to “The Outline of History” (1926) by H. G. Wells is a spirited polemical exchange arising from Hilaire Belloc’s sharp critique of Wells’ ambitious historical survey, The Outline of History. In this compact yet pointed work, Wells defends his interpretation of world history against Belloc’s Catholic and distributist objections, turning what began as review and rebuttal into a broader debate about historiography, religion, and the philosophical foundations of civilization. The text captures a moment of intellectual confrontation between two formidable public thinkers, illuminating the tensions between secular progressivism and traditionalist critique in the interwar period. At once argumentative and revealing, it stands as a vivid example of early twentieth-century literary controversy conducted on grand ideological terms.
Mr. Belloc Objects to "The Outline of History".
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