Author: | Israel Zangwill | ISBN: | 9781411451339 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | August 16, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
Author: | Israel Zangwill |
ISBN: | 9781411451339 |
Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
Publication: | August 16, 2011 |
Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
Language: | English |
A deft political fraud, riding the currents of public opinion and exploiting patriotic feelings, leads his country into war in this 1901 satire. Zangwill, a friend of H. G. Wells, takes on questions of democracy and imperialism in a story praised by critics for capturing the political atmosphere of his times.
A deft political fraud, riding the currents of public opinion and exploiting patriotic feelings, leads his country into war in this 1901 satire. Zangwill, a friend of H. G. Wells, takes on questions of democracy and imperialism in a story praised by critics for capturing the political atmosphere of his times.