H.G. Wells's 1909 novel centres on the coming of age of the
spirited Ann Veronica, who runs away from her sheltered suburban
home to live in London. There she mingles with feminists, studies
biology, learns jiu jitsu, and even participates in a suffragette
raid on the House of Commons that lands her in jail. When
originally published, the novel was deemed "poisonous" for its bold
treatment of an adulterous romance that only lightly veiled Wells's
extramarital affairs. While critics debate whether the shift to
romance undermines the novel's feminist themes, readers continue to
be engaged by its vividly realized heroine and its rich portrayal
of the tumultuous social movements of Edwardian London. Historical
documents expand on the novel's autobiographical dimension with
letters between Wells and Amber Reeves, the model for Ann Veronica;
also included are materials on the suffrage movement, attempts to
censor the novel, and the New Woman.
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