H.G. Wells' "Things To Come" : Through The Eyes of its Time

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Published on January 10, 2025 2:15:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CScyJcVSp0g

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H.G. Wells’ “Things To Come” played much differently in 1936 than it does today. So much so that it offers us an insight into the politics of the period if we can step back from our post-WWII understanding and look at it on its own terms.

Link to the Coupland essay.
http://digamoo.free.fr/coupland2000.pdf


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00:00 Intro
02:08 Revolution Envy
05:15 The Gulf of Time
06:32 Wells and the BUF
08:02 Empire and Establishment
12:11 The World State
15:18 To Understand the Past . . .