Mr. Britling Sees It Through
Author: first_name: H. G.
last_name: Wells
Language: English
Year: 1916

"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 boo