Abstract
Joan and Peter is one of the most comprehensive novels Wells ever attempted. The first edition by Cassells occupied more than 700 pages, and indeed it is only rivalled in scope by Tono-Bungay, The New Machiavelli and The World of William Clissold. Its publication coincided with the post-war paper shortage and this fact, together with its high price affected its sales unfavourably. Wells was deeply disappointed that Joan and Peter did not receive greater recognition, for it was, in his own view, of far greater merit than the highly praised Mr. Britling Sees It Through. The book rapidly faded into oblivion and today is almost totally forgotten.
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© 1979 J. R. Hammond
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Hammond, J.R. (1979). Joan and Peter. In: An H. G. Wells Companion. Literary Companions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04146-6_43
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