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    Certain Personal Matters
    Certain Personal Matters
    Certain Personal Matters
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    Certain Personal Matters

    By H G Wells

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    Certain Personal Matters is an 1897 collection of essays selected by H. G. Wells from among the many short essays and ephemeral pieces he had written since 1893. The book consists of thirty-nine pieces ranging from about eight hundred to two thousand words in length. A one-shilling reprint (two shillings in cloth) was issued in 1901 by T. Fisher Unwin. The essays in Certain Personal Matters are written from a consistent first-person perspective, but only one (ironically, given the title) describes an identifiable event in Wells's life—how he responded to being diagnosed with tuberculosis in the fall of 1887.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGlagoslav Publications (NC)
    Release dateDec 11, 2020
    ISBN9781784222871
    Certain Personal Matters
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    H G Wells

    H.G. Wells is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. He was the author of numerous classics such as The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The War of the Worlds, and many more. 

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