The Holy Terror
| Title | The Holy Terror |
| Year for Search | 1939 |
| Authors | Wells, H[erbert] G[eorge](1866-1946) |
| Tertiary Authors | Wells, H. G. |
| Date Published | 1939 |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | English author, Male author |
| Annotation | The novel presents the dystopia of the contemporary world and the difficult process of creating a eutopia. The eutopia is Wells's world state, which is brought into being through something very like his "open conspiracy" (see 1928 Wells). Here Wells presents an unusual, deeply flawed man leading the human race towards a good life who also develops dictatorial tendencies, has a mental breakdown, and is murdered. |
| Additional Publishers | U. S. ed. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. |
| Holding Institutions | DLC, O |
| Author Note | (1866-1946) |
| Full Text | 1939 Wells, H[erbert] G[eorge] (1866-1946). The Holy Terror. London: Michael Joseph. U.S. ed. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1939. DLC, O The novel presents the dystopia of the contemporary world and the difficult process of creating a eutopia. The eutopia is Wells’s world state, which is brought into being through something very like his “open conspiracy” (see 1928 Wells). Here Wells presents an unusual, deeply flawed man leading the human race towards a good life who also develops dictatorial tendencies, has a mental breakdown, and is murdered. |
