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The discovery of a "lost" manuscript by H. G. Wells is an exciting literary event, and the publishers of the Crosscurrents Modern Fiction series are proud to present the first publication of Wells's The Wealth of Mr. Waddy. A study of H. G. Wells's correspondence reveals that as early as October 1898 he was discussing this new "comic" novel, and that he continued work on the manuscript into March 1899. Then after more than a year's silence about it in the existing correspondence, he says (April 23, 1900), "Just at present Kipps turns out well," and from there on he refers only to Kipps. In the Preface written in 1925 for the Atlantic Edition of his works, Wells recalls, "Kipps was written in 1903-4. It is only a fragment of a much larger and more ambitious design. The original title was The Wealth of Mr. Waddy.... it was put aside, and I'm afraid destroyed." Fortunately Mr. Wells was mistaken, for the discarded materials of the original manuscript are in the H. G. Wells Archive at the University of Illinois, where Professor Harris Wilson, the textual editor of this edition, found them. Although the well-loved Kipps evolved from this larger work there are startling differences in the development of the characters that appear in both books, making Mr. Waddy a story worthy of being read and enjoyed on its own merits. And with this novel Harris Wilson , Professor of English at the University of Illinois, has made an important contribution to the Wells revival. In his Introduction he makes a critical examination of the manuscript and discusses its history; his Note on the Text is followed by a detailed description of the manuscript materials from which each chapter was given its final form, and a list of the emendations.

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Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
ISBN-10
0809303914
ISBN-13
9780809303915
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4803862

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Book Title
Wealth of Mr. Waddy
Author
H.G. Wells
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General
Publication Year
1969
Genre
Juvenile Fiction, Fiction
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
4.9in
Item Weight
2.1 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Pz3.W465we
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
78-076192
Series
Crosscurrents/Modern Fiction Ser.

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