The Oxford Handbook of H. G. Wells

Name: The Oxford Handbook of H. G. Wells
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ISBN: 9780198885023

Duncan Bell, Sarah Cole

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Oxford University Press
05 May 2026

Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Humanities; Society & Social Sciences

H.G. Wells was one of the leading literary figures and public intellectuals of the twentieth century. Famous today as a pioneering science fiction writer, Wells was also a prominent social and political thinker, journalist, historian, and political activist. His writings helped shape the intellectual life of the age. Yet up to now, there has not been a volume that addresses the full range of his work, influence, and accomplishments.

The Oxford Handbook of H. G. Wells aims to fill this gap. Bringing together a diverse group of scholars from literary studies, history, politics and sociology, this Handbook is the most wide-ranging scholarly account of Wells, placing his work in a fully global context and engaging with many issues of interest to scholars and readers across humanities and social sciences. This Handbook explores the development and influence of Wells's ideas from the late nineteenth century until his death in 1946, as well as their circulation around the world. With chapters on gender, science, race, empire, ecology, and more, this volume is sure to appeal to a wide range of H.G. Wells scholars and fans.

Volume editor: Duncan Bell, Sarah Cole
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 171mm,
ISBN: 9780198885023
ISBN 10: 0198885024
Pages: 656
Publication Date: 05 May 2026
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Duncan Bell is Professor of Political Thought and International Relations at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Christ's College. He is Co-Director of the Cambridge Centre for Political Thought, and is a Fellow of the British Academy. Sarah Cole, Parr Professor of English and Comparative Literature, is Dean of the School of the Arts at Columbia University; previously she served as Dean of Humanities and Chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literature. An expert on literary modernism, she is the co-founder of the NYNJ Modernism Seminar.