War and the Future

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H. G. Wells published War and the Future in 1917, and it has since become one of the more widely recognised works of classic literature from United Kingdom. The book's treatment of the human condition accounts for much of its enduring reputation. Critics and institutions have consistently placed War and the Future among the notable works of its period. Our aggregate score of 35/100 is compiled from 1 editorial sources that range from Nobel and Booker committees to leading literary journals. What distinguishes War and the Future is how it handles its central concerns — the human condition — without reducing them to neat conclusions. The book invites close reading and holds up well to it. War and the Future reflects H. G. Wells's place in a wider literary tradition. The book's concerns resonate with United Kingdom's broader cultural preoccupations, even as they reach beyond any single national context.

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