The spinster & the prophet: Florence Deeks, H.G. Wells, and the mystery of the purloined past
Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Loi et justice , Littérature
Audio avec voix humaine, Braille automatisé
Résumé
This volume examines the mystery behind Florence Deeks' 1925 lawsuit, which claimed that H. G. Wells plagiarized her manuscript in the writing of his international best-seller The Outline of History. In this exploration, McKillop introduces several sources, including renowned publishers,… editors, lawyers, judges, and others, who come forward in this work to offer an account of one of the most notorious literary legal battles of the 20th century. 2000.