Author: | John Davys Beresford | ISBN: | 1230000243995 |
Publisher: | Sur | Publication: | June 2, 2014 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | John Davys Beresford |
ISBN: | 1230000243995 |
Publisher: | Sur |
Publication: | June 2, 2014 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
John Davys Beresford (17 March 1873 – 1 February 1947) was an English writer, now remembered for his early science fiction and some short stories in the horror story and ghost story genres. Beresford was a great admirer of H. G. Wells, and wrote the first critical study of Wells in 1915. His Wellsian novel The Hampdenshire Wonder was a major influence on Olaf Stapledon. His other science-fiction novels include The Riddle of the Tower, about a dystopian, hive-like society.
In this ebook:
The Wonder, 1911
The Jervaise Comedy, 1919
H. G. Wells, 1915
The Psychical Researcher's Tale – The Sceptical Poltergeist
The Misanthrope, 1929
The Hampdenshire Wonder, 1911
John Davys Beresford (17 March 1873 – 1 February 1947) was an English writer, now remembered for his early science fiction and some short stories in the horror story and ghost story genres. Beresford was a great admirer of H. G. Wells, and wrote the first critical study of Wells in 1915. His Wellsian novel The Hampdenshire Wonder was a major influence on Olaf Stapledon. His other science-fiction novels include The Riddle of the Tower, about a dystopian, hive-like society.
In this ebook:
The Wonder, 1911
The Jervaise Comedy, 1919
H. G. Wells, 1915
The Psychical Researcher's Tale – The Sceptical Poltergeist
The Misanthrope, 1929
The Hampdenshire Wonder, 1911