The Reception of H.G. Wells in Europe

'an ambitious and always informative review of European reactions to Well and his work...Parrinder and Partington collect a wealth of information, much of it translated into English for the first time, in readable essays of uniform quality.' ~ Kritikon Litterarum, 33 (2006) * Kritikon Litterarum *
(FR) ‘Elinor Shaffer, grande spécialiste de littérature comparée de l'Université de Londres ..., aura eu tôt fait de rendre incontournable la récente collection d'ouvrages évoquant la réception d'auteurs britanniques, et publiée par Thoemmes Continuum dans la série « Athlone Critical Traditions ». Le remarquable volume inaugural consacré à Virginia Woolf en 2002 a été suivi, en quatre courtes années, d'une liste impressionnante de titres [qui] mobilisent la même énergie collective à l'échelle internationale. (EN)`Elinor Shaffer, an eminent specialist in comparative literature, from the University of London...will have made it impossible to circumvent the recent collection of works evoking the reception of British authors, published by Continuum in the series "Athlone Critical Traditions". The remarkable inaugural volume devoted to Virginia Woolf in 2002 was followed, in four short years, by an impressive list of titles [each] mobilising the same collective energy on an international scale. (FR)Parce qu'il tient à la fois de l'étude bibliographique à l'échelle européenne, et de l'analyse théorique de la réception de l'œuvre littéraire, ce livre fait pleinement honneur à la collection soignée qui l'abrite, tout en offrant un nouvel outil précieux au lecteur de Wells.' (EN)...because it holds the bibliographical study on a European scale, and the theoretical analysis of the reception of the literary oeuvre, this book fully honours the neat collection which shelters it, while offering a new invaluable tool to Wells readers.' Extract from Christine Huguet (Université de Lille III), Etudes Anglaises, 60.2 (2007): 246-47.
‘The Reception of H. G. Wells in Europe is a landmark. The timeline, and the extensive bibliographies to each chapter, give the reader the important maps of the territory which are needed to consider just what, of Wells, was published when, and what was said about him ... Wellsians will need this research, but generalists in science fiction studies will gain a vast amount from it, and anyone interested in the construction of European science fiction will gain a great deal of knowledge (and pleasure) from browsing through it.' - Foundation