Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) and Two Other Reminiscences

First published in 1895, 'Select Conversations with an Uncle' constitutes Wells' first literary publication in the form of a book. It comprises accounts of twelve fictional conversations with a witty uncle who has recently come back from South Africa, returning with some degree of affluence. It also contains two other conversations on aestheticism and physiognomy entitled 'A Misunderstood Artist' and 'The Man with a Nose' respectively. Contents include: 'Of Conversation And The Anatomy Of Fashion', 'The Theory Of The Perpetual Discomfort Of Humanity', 'The Use Of Ideals', 'The Art Of Being Photographed', 'Bagshot's Mural Decorations', 'On Social Music', 'The Joys Of Being Engaged', 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci', 'On A Tricycle', 'An Unsuspected', 'Masterpiece', and more. Includes a specially commissioned new biography of the author.