Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866-1946 creator text utu 2020 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Social Forces in England and America" by H. G. Wells is an essay collection published in 1914. This gathering of twenty-six journalistic pieces reflects Wells's shift from fiction to social commentary during the years before World War I. Ranging across topics from aviation and imperialism to socialism, divorce, and the future of civilization, these essays reveal Wells grappling with the transformative forces reshaping Edwardian society. Through his characteristically provocative lens, Wells examines everything from traffic problems to the possibilities of science and the grand sweep of human adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) The coming of Blériot -- My first flight -- Off the chain -- Of the new reign -- Will the empire live? -- The labour unrest -- Social panaceas -- Syndicalism or citizenship? -- The great state -- The common sense of warfare -- The contemporary novel -- The philosopher's public library -- About Chesterton and Belloc -- About Sir Thomas More -- Traffic and rebuilding -- The so-called science of sociology -- Divorce -- The schoolmaster and the empire -- The endowment of motherhood -- Doctors -- An age of specialisation -- Is there a people? -- The disease of parliaments -- The American population -- The possible collapse of civilisation -- The ideal citizen -- Some possible discoveries -- The human adventure. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Englishman_Looks_at_the_World Release date is 2020-12-31 Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Original publication data not identified Social problems United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918 England -- Social conditions -- 20th century HN Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64186 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64186 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134458.0 64186