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Books: Secrets uncovered in Wells of intrigue; Shadow Lovers. The Last Affairs of H G Wells, by Andrea Lynn (The Perseus Press, pounds 19.19). Reviewed by Monica Foot.(Features)

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From: The Birmingham Post (England)
Date: 20020817
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Byline: Monica Foot

Nobody much reads Herbert George Wells any more, but in his day he was incredibly popular and regarded as something of a seer for his apparent ability to predict the future, anticipating space travel and the like.

His mother had wanted him to be a draper but he escaped into science and teaching and then into the well-rewarded world of bestselling fiction. Along the way, he accumulated wives and children and then, as the money rolled in, exotic women like Rebecca West, who said she was attracted to him because his body smelt of honey (of course, you'd ...

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