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Pygmalion · Character

Mr. H. G. Wells

A contemporary author mentioned in passing.

minor

Also known as Wells, Mr. Wells

First appearance: endnotes

Mr. H. G. Wells's tie to Clara Eynsford Hill is one of the pressures that moves Pygmalion—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Clara Eynsford Hill (social): Clara is an acquaintance of H.G. Wells, reflecting her social climbing and intellectual…

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CEClara Eynsford…FEFreddy Eynsfor…HHHenry HigginsEDEliza DoolittleMHMr. H. G. Wells

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  • Influences and background figures
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See Mr. H. G. Wells in endnotes