The Harris-Ingram Experiment

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
Cover of the book The Harris-Ingram Experiment by Charles Bolton, Jovian Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Charles Bolton ISBN: 9781537824727
Publisher: Jovian Press Publication: December 20, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Charles Bolton
ISBN: 9781537824727
Publisher: Jovian Press
Publication: December 20, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English

Mr. W.D. Howells, in reply to a literary society in Ashtabula County, Ohio, said that most people had within their personal experience one book. I have often quoted Howells's words to my best friend, who has written a score of books, and the answer as frequently comes, "Why not write a book yourself?" Encouraged by Howells's belief, and stimulated by the accepted challenge of my friend, to whom I promised a completed book in twelve months, I found time during a very busy year to pencil the chapters that follow. Most of the book was written while waiting at stations, or on the cars, and in hotels, using the spare moments of an eight-months' lecture season, and the four months at home occupied by business. I am aware that some critics decry a novel written with a purpose. Permit me therefore in advance to admit that this book has a double purpose: To test the truth of Howells's words as applied to myself; and to describe a journey, both at home and abroad, which may possibly be enjoyed by the reader, the inconveniences of travel being lessened by incidentally tracing a love story to a strange but perhaps satisfactory conclusion; the whole leading to the evolution of a successful experiment, which in fragments is being tried in various parts of the civilized world.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Mr. W.D. Howells, in reply to a literary society in Ashtabula County, Ohio, said that most people had within their personal experience one book. I have often quoted Howells's words to my best friend, who has written a score of books, and the answer as frequently comes, "Why not write a book yourself?" Encouraged by Howells's belief, and stimulated by the accepted challenge of my friend, to whom I promised a completed book in twelve months, I found time during a very busy year to pencil the chapters that follow. Most of the book was written while waiting at stations, or on the cars, and in hotels, using the spare moments of an eight-months' lecture season, and the four months at home occupied by business. I am aware that some critics decry a novel written with a purpose. Permit me therefore in advance to admit that this book has a double purpose: To test the truth of Howells's words as applied to myself; and to describe a journey, both at home and abroad, which may possibly be enjoyed by the reader, the inconveniences of travel being lessened by incidentally tracing a love story to a strange but perhaps satisfactory conclusion; the whole leading to the evolution of a successful experiment, which in fragments is being tried in various parts of the civilized world.

More books from Jovian Press

Cover of the book The Court of Philip IV by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book The Machine that Floats by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book Lord Tedric by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book Authors of Greece by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book The Great Portrait Mystery by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book Border, Breed Nor Birth by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book By Proxy by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book The Star Hyacinths by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book The Military Orders of the Middle Ages by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book The Empire of the Tsars by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book The Imitation of Earth by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book The Girls from Earth by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book Big Ancestor by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book The Lost Kafoozalum by Charles Bolton
Cover of the book William the Silent by Charles Bolton
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy