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The Spinster and the Prophet: H.G. Wells, Florence Deeks, and the Case of the Plagiarized Textby A B Mckillop
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In 1920, H. G. Wells published his best-selling The Outline of History. Several years earlier, Florence Deeks had sent a similar work to Wells's North American publisher. Deeks's The Web was a history of the world with an emphasis on the role that women played. Her book was rejected. Upon publication of Wells's massive opus (1,324 pages), which he completed in 18 months, Deeks discovered similarities between the two texts. The books had matching structures, scope, and even contained identical factual errors. From accounts of their contrasting lives (Wells was a philanderer and social progressive, and Deeks was a feminist who never married), personal memoirs, and courtroom transcripts — where Deeks fought her case of plagiarism — McKillop weaves the story like a legal thriller. Over 25 photographs add to this forgotten chapter in literary history. Book News Annotation:Did The Time Machine author plagiarize the rejected manuscript of
a Toronto feminist in his The Outline of History (1920)? McKillop
(Carleton U., Canada) stresses the sexism that figured prominently in
Wells's life and this literary piracy case. Includes photos of the
adversaries and draft pages of the text in question. First published
in Canada by McFarlane Walter & Ross, this critically-acclaimed probe
is timely given recent allegations against well-known historians.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis:Like "The Professor and the Madman, " a forgotten chapter in literary history provides a compelling narrative tale. In this real-life legal thriller, author H.G. Wells is accused of plagiarism. 29 photos.
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