A Man Of Parts

Description

Sequestered in his blitz-battered Regent's Park house in 1944, the ailing Herbert George Wells, 'H.G.' to his family and friends, looks back on a life crowded with incident, books, and women. Has it been a success or a failure? Once he was the most famous writer in the world, 'the man who invented tomorrow'; now he feels like yesterday's man.

Reviews

"David Lodge's novel goes straight to the heart of the story... it is pure fun." - Claire Harman, "Evening Standard" "Curiously engrossing. Its power is cumulative: There are no flashes of startling moments, just a slow unfolding of friendships and feuds, plots and counter plots." - Claudia FitzHerbert, "Daily Telegraph"