Lucas, Lucia to her intimates, resides in the village of Riseholme, a pretty Elizabethan village in Worcestershire, where she vigorously guards her status as "Queen" despite occasional attempts from her subjects to overthrow her. Lucia’s dear friend Georgie Pillson both worships Lucia and occasionally works to subvert her power.

    With chapter titles ranging from “The Miser and His Friends” to “The Red Reactionary,” from “The Separatist and Sacred Things” to “The New Theologian” and “The Romantic in the Rain,” this volume includes 39 brief sketches of individuals, each one of whom illustrates an aspect of contemporary society. Social, historical, and religious thought all figure prominently in this book, making it of great use in any study of the literary, religious, and social aspects of early 20th-century England and Europe generally. It will be of interest to students and scholars of the essay in English literature. It is a fine introduction to Chesterton's social criticism, which remains unique for its willingness to criticize some of the uncomfortable truths about capitalism without straying toward an inhuman bureaucratic socialism.

    H. G. Wells removes nationalism from the equation, creating the premier worldview of history, told from a global rather than a local point of view.With The Outline of History Wells started a craze that lasted throughout the 1920s for copycat "outlines" on every conceivable subject. Coming right after the carnage of World War I, the Outline was neither unduly pessimistic and cynical about the human condition nor Pollyannaish about humanity's future. Instead, it offered an account of the development of the world's civilizations up to the present, showing its readers that an enlightened future depended on a clear, unprejudiced view of the past.About the Author:H. G. Wells is most famous for being one of the godfathers of science fiction. His masterpieces include The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The War of the Worlds. Born in 1866 in the small town of Bromley, England, to an impoverished family, Wells never forgot the hardships of his origin and wrote with the common man in mind.

    

    towne) The Fall of Lucifer (N. towne ) The Creation of Eve with the Expelling of Adam & Eve out of Paradise (Norwich) The Killing of Abel (Wakefield)Noah (Wakefield) The Deluge (Chester) The Sacrifice of Isaac (Brome MS) Pharaoh (Wakefield) The Prophets (Chester) The Salutation & Conception (N. towne)The Birth of Jesus (York) The Shepherds (Wakefield) The Magi, Herod & the Slaughter of the Innocents (Coventry) Christ's Ministry (Chester) The Betraying of Christ (N. towne)The Harrowing of Hell (Chester) The Resurrection of Christ (Wakefield)The Judgment Day (York)6 Non-cycle playsDux Moraud The Conversion of St. PaulMary Magdalene The Play of the Sacrament7 Moralities The Castle of PerseveranceEverymanMankind Wyt & Science 8 Folk plays Robin Hood & the Sheriff of NottinghamRobin Hood & the FriarShetland Sword Dance Oxfordshire St. George Play Leicestershire St. George PlayThe Revesby Sword Play9 Farces The Playe Called the Foure PP A Mery Play betwene Johan Johan the Husbande, Tyb his Wife & Syr Johan the Preest The Play of the Wether10 School playsRoister Doister Gammer Gurton's Nedle 11 Inns of court plays Gorboduc or Ferrex & PorrexSvpposes 12 The court dramaDamon & PithiasCampaspe 13 Plays of the professional troupesCambises The Famovs Victories of Henry the Fifth George a Greene, the Pinner of Wakefield