Ann Veronica Annotated

By: Wells, H. G.

Ann Veronica is a New Woman novel by H. G. Wells published in 1909. Ann Veronica describes the rebellion of Ann Veronica Stanley, "a young lady of nearly two-and-twenty", against her middle-class father's stern patriarchal rule. The novel dramatizes the contemporary problem of the New Woman.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08NRX1TRK
• ISBN13: 9798566174433
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

"Why can't they be like we were perfect in every way?"

"What's the matter with kids today?" Lyrics from "Bye Bye Birdie" Ann Veronica "Vee" asks the question, "Why can't a woman be like a man," and sets out to find out why. She discovers all sorts of men, some stuffy and some devious. She may one day stumble over the perfect man; she will never find me. She tries to be independent and is thwarted at every turn; that is, until she realizes there are better things to do than just compete. We get to grow with Vee and go through several long dissertations, Ayn Rand style, over political freedom, love, equality, and whatnot. All the talk loses its way and, with dumb luck, returns to the story. We are treated to a travelogue and scratch ourselves with a long talk about the prison dinghies. Just as it starts to get interesting, the story stops dead in the middle of a thought. The story is ok, and some of the subjects brought up are still relevant today. However, if you look a little closer at the story, as with much fiction is just a venue to express H.G.’s concept of free love. The illustrated versions do not illustrate anything interesting. The annotated version may reflect the annotator’s thoughts.