The New Machiavelli (1911)
by H. G. Wells
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The New
Machiavelli

H·G·WELLS

THE NEW MACHIAVELLI

CONTENTS

BOOK THE FIRST

The Making of a Man

CHAPTER PAGE
I. Concerning a Book That Was Never Written 3
II. Bromstead and My Father 12
III. Scholastic 46
IV. Adolescence 87


BOOK THE SECOND

Margaret

I. Margaret in Staffordshire 151
II. Margaret in London 185
III. Margaret in Venice 225
IV. The House in Westminster 233


BOOK THE THIRD

The Heart of Politics

I. The Riddle for the Statesman 269
II. Seeking Associates 311
III. Secession 353
IV. The Besetting of Sex 370


BOOK THE FOURTH

Isabel

I. Love and Success 389
II. The Impossible Position 419
III. The Breaking Point 453