Abstract
THE columns of NATURE are not the place to discuss the literary merits of Mr. Wells's new book- although, for the matter of that, good style or artistic capacity and appreciation are qualities as natural as any others. Suffice it to say that he has achieved a Utopian tale which is not only interesting but also extremely readable. Most readable Utopias are in reality satires, such as “Gulliver's Travels,” and the no less immortal “Erewhon.” Mr. Wells has attempted the genuine or idealistic Utopia, after the example of Plato, Sir Thomas More, and William Morris; and, by the ingenious idea of introducing not a solitary visitor from the present, but a whole party of visitors (including some entertaining and not-at-all-disguised portraits of various living personages) has provided a good story to vivify his reflections.
Men Like Gods.
By H. G. Wells. Pp. viii + 304. (London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Co., Ltd., 1923.) 7s. 6d. net.
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H., J. Men Like Gods. Nature 111, 591–594 (1923). https://doi.org/10.1038/111591a0
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