H. G. Wells 
The Sea Lady 

The Sea Lady H. G. Wells – ‘Much attention has been paid to the ‘scientific romance’ novels of H. G. Wells, a founder of modern science fiction and one of the genre’s greatest writers. In comparison, little attention has been given by critics to his works of fantasy, which in the opinion of many, are just as artistic and worthy of study. This work takes a critical look at Wells’ little known fantasy The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine, which is ‘a parable of dark foreboding that unveils the nothingness of utopian dreams’ and foreshadows Franz Kafka’s dark fables of the totalitarian age. A lengthy introduction by the editor provides a comprehensive overview of the text and the story of The Sea Lady, and serves to explain the ideas of civil death and every citizen’s acting as a public servant, and the concept of totalitarian metaphysics, which deals with a revolt against the limits of the human condition

About the author

H.G. Wells was a writer of science-fiction works, including ‘The Time Machine’ and ‘War of the Worlds, ‘ who had a great influence on our vision of the future.Who Was H.G. Wells?H.G. Wells’ parents were shopkeepers in Kent, England. His first novel, The Time Machine was an instant success and Wells produced a series of science fiction novels which pioneered our ideas of the future. His later work focused on satire and social criticism. Wells laid out his socialist views of human history in his Outline of History.