“Regarded as an argument for socialism ... it is a very weak one.”
– Ind. 61: 1053. N. 1, ’06. 1080w.
“Perhaps it is not the best book Mr. Wells has written. It is in reality no more than a brilliant piece of descriptive writing. But no reader can fail to be touched by the picture of the glorious life that awaits mankind after some great change.”
+ Lit. D. 33: 596. O. 27, ’06. 220w. Lond. Times. 5: 314. S. 14, ’06. 580w. + Nature. 75: 124. D. 6, ’06. 440w. + – N. Y. Times. 11: 719. N. 3, ’06. 200w.
“As a story pure and simple, it falls far below his ‘War of the worlds.’”
– Outlook. 84: 582. N. 3, ’06. 230w. Sat. R. 102: 365. S. 22, ’06. 1560w. + – Spec. 97: 496. O. 6, ’06. 1230w.
Wells, Herbert George. [Kipps: the story of a simple soul.] †$1.50. Scribner.
“Displaying an almost Dickens-like gift for the portrayal of eccentric traits and types of character.” Wm. M. Payne.
+ Dial. 40: 17. Ja. 1. ’06, 350w. Edinburgh R. 203: 66. Ja. ’06. 2920w. Living Age. 248: 726. Mr. 24, ’06. 2920w. (Reprinted from Edinburgh R.)
Wells, Herbert George. [Modern Utopia.] *$1.50. Scribner.