Любовь и мистер Люишем. Киппс

Gerbert Uėlls voshel v istorii͡u kak odin iz osnovopolozhnikov zhanra nauchnoĭ fantastiki, no v ego tvorchestve znachitelʹnoe mesto zanimai͡ut i vpolne realisticheskie romany. Prichem, po slovam samogo avtora, ikh sozdanie trebovalo kuda bolʹshikh usiliĭ. V dannoe izdanie voshli dva iz naibolee uspeshnykh - i otchasti avtobiograficheskikh - realisticheskikh romanov Uėllsa. Molodoĭ mister Li͡uishem vli͡ubli͡aetsi͡a v krasavit͡su Ėtelʹ, no teri͡aet s neĭ kontakt, kogda vynuzhden pereekhatʹ v London. A vykhodet͡s iz srednego klassa Artur Kipps pytaetsi͡a probitʹsi͡a naverkh, no vnezapno obretennoe bogatstvo ne prinosit emu schastʹi͡a, zastavli͡ai͡a bolʹshe t͡senitʹ to, chto deĭstvitelʹno vazhno v zhizni. Sam Uėlls schital "Kippsa" svoim luchshim proizvedeniem.

H. G. Wells went down in history as one of the founders of the science fiction genre, but quite realistic novels also occupy a significant place in his work. Moreover, according to the author himself, their creation required much more effort. This edition includes two of Wells' most successful — and partly autobiographical — realistic novels. Young Mr. Lewisham falls in love with the beautiful Ethel, but loses contact with her when he is forced to move to London. And Arthur Kipps, a native of the middle class, is trying to break through to the top, but suddenly his newfound wealth does not bring him happiness, forcing him to appreciate more what is really important in life. Wells himself considered "Kipps" his best work.