Mr. Britling Sees It Through

H. G. Wells (1866 - 1946)

"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" is H. G. Wells' attempt to make sense of World War I. It begins with a lighthearted account of an American visiting England for the first time, but the outbreak of war changes everything. Day by day and month by month, Wells chronicles the unfolding events and public reaction as witnessed by the inhabitants of one house in rural Essex. Each of the characters tries in a different way to keep their bearings in a world suddenly changed beyond recognition. This book was published in 1916 while the war was still in progress, so no clear resolution was possible. Wells did not know how long the war would last or which side would ultimately win, but he hoped that somehow, something good might eventually come of it. - Summary by Peter Eastman

Genre(s): Literary Fiction, War & Military Fiction, Published 1900 onward

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Mr. Direck Visits Mr. Britling (sections 1-6) Peter Eastman
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Play 02 Mr. Direck Visits Mr. Britling (sections 7-12) Peter Eastman
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Play 03 Mr. Britling Continues His Exposition (sections 1-6) Peter Eastman
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Play 04 Mr. Britling Continues His Exposition (sections 7-9) Peter Eastman
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Play 05 Mr. Britling Continues His Exposition (sections 10-11) Peter Eastman
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Play 06 The Entertainment of Mr. Direck Reaches a Climax (sections 1-4) Peter Eastman
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Play 07 The Entertainment of Mr. Direck Reaches a Climax (sections 5-8) Peter Eastman
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Play 08 Mr. Britling in Soliloquy (sections 1-3) Peter Eastman
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Play 09 Mr. Britling in Soliloquy (sections 4-5) Peter Eastman
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Play 10 Mr. Britling in Soliloquy (sections 6-8) Peter Eastman
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Play 11 The Coming of The Day (sections 1-4) Peter Eastman
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Play 12 The Coming of The Day (sections 5-7) Peter Eastman
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Play 13 The Coming of The Day (sections 8-9) Peter Eastman
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Play 14 The Coming of The Day (sections 10-11) Peter Eastman
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Play 15 The Coming of The Day (sections 12-15) Peter Eastman
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Play 16 Onlookers (sections 1-6) Peter Eastman
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Play 17 Onlookers (sections 7-13) Peter Eastman
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Play 18 Onlookers (sections 14-18) Peter Eastman
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Play 19 Taking Part (sections 1-3) Peter Eastman
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Play 20 Taking Part (sections 4-7) Peter Eastman
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Play 21 Taking Part (section 8) Peter Eastman
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Play 22 Taking Part (sections 9-11) Peter Eastman
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Play 23 Malignity (sections 1-6) Peter Eastman
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Play 24 Malignity (sections 7-12) Peter Eastman
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Play 25 In The Web of The Ineffective (sections 1-6) Peter Eastman
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Play 26 In The Web of The Ineffective (sections 7-11) Peter Eastman
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Play 27 In The Web of The Ineffective (sections 12-14) Peter Eastman
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Play 28 In The Web of The Ineffective (section 15) Peter Eastman
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Play 29 In The Web of The Ineffective (sections 16-20) Peter Eastman
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Play 30 In The Web of The Ineffective (sections 21-26) Peter Eastman
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Play 31 Mrs. Teddy Goes For a Walk (sections 1-5) Peter Eastman
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Play 32 Mrs. Teddy Goes For a Walk (sections 6-10) Peter Eastman
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Play 33 Mrs. Teddy Goes For a Walk (sections 11-14) Peter Eastman
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Play 34 Mr. Britling Writes Until Sunrise (sections 1-4) Peter Eastman
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Play 35 Mr. Britling Writes Until Sunrise (sections 5-12) Peter Eastman
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