WELLS, H.G.
The Croquet Player.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1936.
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First British edition of H.G. Wells' The Croquet Player; From the Library of Christopher Priest
First British edition of this allegorical novella in which Wells explores the psychology of fear and collective anxiety in the troubled years between the world wars. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. 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. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition with chipping to the extremities.
The Croquet Player (1936) by H. G. Wells is a short, haunting allegory in which a casual croquet player recounts an unsettling conversation with a troubled stranger who believes the world is gripped by an invisible force of fear and dread. As the stranger describes a mysterious “terror” spreading through his community, the narrative gradually shifts from polite social conversation to a deeper meditation on mass anxiety, moral responsibility, and the psychological climate of the interwar world. Blending philosophical reflection with quiet unease, Wells uses the small mystery to explore the pervasive sense of dread that shadowed Europe in the years leading up to the Second World War.
The Croquet Player.
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