LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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He was a poet
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He was a master of macabre
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He was a defender of good causes
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He was a pioneer of science fiction and detective stories
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Detailed explanation-1: -Wells was born 150 years ago, on September 21, 1866. He was a pioneer of the science fiction genre along with France’s Jules Verne, the Luxembourg-born American editor Hugo Gernsback, and England’s Mary Shelley.
Detailed explanation-2: -Detective stories offer suspense, a sense of vicarious satisfaction, and they also offer escape from the fears and worries and the stress and strain of everyday life. Many people who would rather stay away from intellectually ‘heavy’ books find it hard to resist these.
Detailed explanation-3: -H.G. Wells was once referred to as ‘the Shakespeare of Science Fiction. ‘ He is more often called ‘the father of Science Fiction’ and regarded, along with Jules Verne, as one of the creators of the genre. It is fair to say that his work has had a great influence on the vision of the future we have today.
Detailed explanation-4: -Jules Verne (1828-1905) is conventionally regarded as the father of science fiction. The Mysterious Island was published in installments through 1874 and 1875. The same cannot be said of The Begum’s Millions, one of two books Verne published in 1879. More items