American Edition of an essay originally read by Wells to the Fabian Society in December 1905. Unwearable boots are cited as an example of the pointless suffering brought about by a system in which capital is privately owned. This essay is especially notable for the manner in which Well's uses his childhood view of the world from a basement: Well's seemed destined, in these first fifteen years of his life, to spend much of his time underground, in dark, dismal surroundings. Raised in an underground kitchen, from which, through the grating, he could see only the feet of passers by, he lodged in cellars or garrets, dim, closed in, filled with shadows, away from the sun, in all of the apprentice homes in which he was forced to stay.
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Hardback Editions
May 2010 : Hardback
| Title: This Misery of Boots (1908) Author(s): H. G. Wells ISBN: 1-161-93842-7 / 978-1-161-93842-5 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2011 : Paperback
| Title: This misery of boots Author(s): H. G. Wells Publisher: University of Toronto Libraries Availability: Amazon More details... |
August 2010 : Paperback
| Title: This Misery of Boots Author(s): H G. 1866-194 Wells ISBN: 1-178-07074-3 / 978-1-178-07074-3 Publisher: Unknown Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2010 : Paperback
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August 2009 : Paperback
| Title: This Misery of Boots Author(s): Herbert George Wells ISBN: 1-113-38497-2 / 978-1-113-38497-3 Publisher: BiblioLife Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2009 : Paperback
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January 1907 : Paperback
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October 2010 : Kindle edition
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May 2010 : Kindle edition
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1977 : Unknown
| Title: This misery of boots Author(s): H. G Wells ISBN: 0-8482-3033-7 / 978-0-8482-3033-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Norwood Editions Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1973 : Unknown
| Title: This misery of boots Author(s): H. G Wells ISBN: 0-8414-9416-9 / 978-0-8414-9416-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Folcroft Library Editions Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
1925 : Unknown
| Title: This Misery of Boots (I.L.P. Guild of Youth and Young Labour Library. no. 3.) Author(s): H. G. Wells Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
1925 : Unknown
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1921 : Unknown
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1919 : Unknown
| Title: This misery of boots (Appeal's pocket series) Author(s): H. G Wells Publisher: Appeal to Reason Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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