H. G. Wells and the War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells and the War of the Worlds

By Adrienne Raptis | May 4, 2016 | Comments Off on H. G. Wells and the War of the Worlds

Herbert George or H. G. Wells, best known for his books The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, had enormous influence on our thinking of the future and the science fiction genre in general as his career took off during the turn of the 20th century. He is often referred to as the “Father of Science…

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Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway

Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway

By Adrienne Raptis | April 21, 2016 | Comments Off on Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway

English author Virginia Woolf was considered one of the greatest modernists of the 20th century. Woolf was born in London as Adeline Virginia Stephen by parents Julia and Leslie Stephen, a notable author, historian, and mountaineer. Her parents home-schooled her in a household of three children from three marriages total, as both parents had been previously married and widowed. Leslie’s prominence…

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