Annotated H.G. Wells: The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine (Paperback)

from baswood

"There are better dreams" says the Sea Lady to Melville the writer's cousin as she tells him of her desire to lure the young up-and-coming politcian; Chatteris into the sea. H G Wells' Sea Lady is one of his lesser known novels; it was published in 1902 when he was still at the height of his crea...

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I was surprised at the depth and storytelling of this particular tale by H.G Wells. It was highly impressive for a story of its kind and quite novel in what it presented and detailed. The writing, too, at times was poetic and so appealing that you were able to appreciate the intensity of it. For ...

from lisahistory

Quite wonderful tale of a mermaid who wheedles her way into an earthly household and causes a respectable fianceed gentleman to fall for her, all told by the gentleman's friend's cousin. Very funny in demonstrating social mores impacted by an absurd situation.

from lisahistory

Quite wonderful tale of a mermaid who wheedles her way into an earthly household and causes a respectable fianceed gentleman to fall for her, all told by the gentleman's friend's cousin. Very funny in demonstrating social mores impacted by an absurd situation.