Nonfiction
Summer 1969
Through the Novelist’s Looking-Glass
During more than half a century as a writer of fiction, H. G. Wells was a tireless—and protesting—autobiographer. He deplored the practice of “reading between the lines” of his books. […]
Read the winning piece of our 2025 Nonfiction Contest “Through the Mirror” by Jessie Cato selected by Lucy Ives.
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Summer 1969
During more than half a century as a writer of fiction, H. G. Wells was a tireless—and protesting—autobiographer. He deplored the practice of “reading between the lines” of his books. […]