“Mr. Wells, at his highest point of attainment.... An absorbingly interesting book ... consummate artistry ... here is Wells, the story teller, the master of narrative.”—_N. Y. Evening Sun._
Mr. Wells in this revealing study of the future politics of Europe takes up the subject of a League of Free Nations. He deals with every aspect of the plan in a strongly practical light, and makes a striking analysis of the world that will grow out of this war, bringing clearly into view every vital element contributing to its growth.
Here Mr. Wells discusses conditions as he has seen them in three of the great countries engaged in the European War. The book is divided into four main sections: I. The Passing of the Effigy; II. The War in Italy; III. The Western War; and IV. How People Think about the War.
“... is a readable, straightaway account of Socialism; it is singularly informing and all in an undidactic way.”—_Chicago Evening Post._
“The book impresses us less as a defence of Socialism than as a work of art. In a literary sense, Mr. Wells has never done anything better.”—_Argonaut._
This book is a forecast of the consequences of the war. Out of the materials of the past and the history-making present, he constructs a brilliant and persuasive picture of the future, as sure of touch as his daring, imaginative essays, as full of interest as his novels.
“The most thoughtfully and carefully worked out book Mr. Wells has given us for many a year. A veritable cross-section of contemporary English life, admirable, full of color, and utterly convincing.”—_New York Times._
“A notable novel, perhaps its author’s greatest; might almost be called an epitome of human existence.”—_Chicago Herald._
“Abounds in stimulating ideas.”—_New York Times._
“‘Bealby’ because of its sprightly style and multitude of incidents is never wearisome.”—_Boston Transcript._
“Mr. Wells has written a book as unpolitical as ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and as innocent of economics as of astrology. A deliciously amusing comedy of action swift, violent, and fantastic.”—_New York Times._
“A novel of unusual excellence told with fine literary skill. Mr. Wells has a way of going under the surface of things while presenting his incidents and characters.”—_Boston Globe._