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The narrator says that "The idea of writing such a book as this came to me first as I sat by the dead body of your grandfather." Wells's father, Joseph, died of heart failure on 14 October 1910, at the age of 82, and one biographer has noted that his death "neatly coincided with... Read Full Overview

This H.G. Wells classic is a recounting of the love-affairs of one Stephen Stratton, as written by him as a warning to his son.

The protagonist is the novel's first-person narrator, Stephen Stratton. The Passionate Friends is written as if addressed to Stephen's eldest son, who is on the verge of adolescence. Stephen is the only child of a rector who loses his faith due to Darwinism.The most important... Read Full Overview

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. The Passionate Friends is a 1913 novel by H... Read Full Overview

The Passionate Friends by H.G. Wells is a novel that delves into the complexities of love, marriage, and personal freedom. The story is narrated by Stephen Stratton, who reflects on his lifelong, unfulfilled love for Mary, a woman married to another man. As Stephen grapples... Read Full Overview

The Passionate Friends by H. G. Wells has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview