Name: The Hampdenshire wonder. By: J.D. Beresford. / science fiction NOVEL /
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Author: Beresford, J. D.
ISBN: 9781984074706

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The Hampdenshire wonder. By: J.D. Beresford. / science fiction NOVEL /

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Physical Book

Publisher

Createspace

Author

Beresford, J. D.

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm

Weight

0.28 kg.

ISBN13

9781984074706

Synopsis "The Hampdenshire wonder. By: J.D. Beresford. / science fiction NOVEL /"

The Hampdenshire Wonder is a 1911 science fiction novel by J.D. Beresford. It is one of the first novels to involve a wunderkind. The child in it, Victor Stott, is the son of a famous cricket player. This origin is perhaps a reference to H.G. Wells's father Joseph Wells. The novel concerns his progress from infant to almost preternaturally brilliant child. Victor Stott is subtly deformed to allow for his powerful brain. One prominent, and unpleasant, character is the local minister. As J.D. Beresford's father was a minister, and Beresford was himself partially disabled, some see autobiographical aspects to the story. However this is unproven. What is more concrete is that the story of Christian Friedrich Heinecken was an inspiration for the story. Whether the biography of that child prodigy was accurate or not, "the Lubeck prodigy" is mentioned in the work. Also, in the original version, the ideas of Henri Bergson on evolution are also significant.

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