Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1916

i have nothing against middlebrow! i just wonder whether it's peculiarly subject to going out of fashion.

I quite like Wells' short stories, and his history of the world was the first major synoptic history i read.

I should admit that this kind of "prophecy" might have seemed pretty freaking obvious to anybody halfway keeping up with steady gains in this kind of technology x imperial rivalries x the past century or centuries of European history. By 1903, he was contributing this story to a well-established subgenre---good article about it here:
http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/future_war

Daniel, where art thou?

Saw a disturbing adaptation of HG's "The Magic Shop" a few nights ago on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. Don't know how much of that came across in the original; part of the effect here was perfect casting. The ending seemed like it might have been lifted by the author of a story famous via Twilight Zone adaptation, but that now seems a bit cuet compared to this.

Sorry pom! Moved house and we won't have wi-fi until the end of the month :( so tethering my phone's net to keep this up

Wherein We Elect Our Favourite Novels of 1917

Thanks, Daniel! Just wanted to make sure you were ok – the polls can obviously wait. And congrats on your new home!