 First US edition | |
| Author | H. G. Wells |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Philosophical novel |
| Publisher | Cassell (UK) Macmillan (US) |
Publication date | September 1918 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 784 |
Joan and Peter, a 1918 novel by H. G. Wells, is at once a satirical portrait of late-Victorian and Edwardian England, a critique of the English educational system on the eve of World War I, a study of the impact of that war on English society, and a general reflection on the purposes of education. Wells regarded it as "one of the most ambitious" of his novels.[1]
- ^ David C. Smith, H.G. Wells: Desperately Mortal: A Biography (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1986), p. 248.