Christina Alberta's father by H. G. Wells
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"Christina Alberta's Father" by H. G. Wells is a novel published in 1925. Set in post-World War I London, it follows Albert Edward Preemby, a dreamy laundry assistant who becomes convinced he is the reincarnation of an ancient Sumerian king, and his determined daughter Christina Alberta. What begins as social comedy transforms into a critique of mental health institutions and society itself. Wells explores themes of identity, independence, and individual freedom versus
social duty, departing from conventional happy endings to deliver something more provocative and unresolved. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 25017932 |
| Title | Christina Alberta's father |
| Original Publication | United States: The Macmillan Company,1925. |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Alberta%27s_Father |
| Credits | Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Fathers and daughters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Widowers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | English fiction -- 20th century |
| Subject | Hallucinations and illusions -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 69410 |
| Release Date | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Last Update | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 693 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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