Author:P.G. Wodehouse
It wasn't Archie's fault, really. It's true he went to America and fell in love with Lucille, the daughter of a millionaire hotel proprietor . . . and if he did marry her -- well, what else was there to do? From his point of view, the whole thing was a thoroughly good egg; but Mr. Brewster, his father-in-law, thought differently, Archie had neither money nor occupation, which was distasteful in the eyes of the industrious Mr. Brewster; but the real bar was the fact that he had once adversely criticized one of his hotels. Archie did his best to heal the breach; but, being something of an ass, genus priceless, he found it almost beyond his powers to placate the "man-eating fish" whom Providence had given him as a father-in-law. . . .
The handsome bindings are only the cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare.
—— Evening StandardWodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in
—— Evelyn WaughHe exhausts superlatives
—— Stephen FryA beguiling mix of love, death, pigeons and time travel, it's a gem of a story about the power of imagination...An ingenious work of historical fiction
—— Marie ClaireSamantha Hunt's fantasy comes closer than any biography to solving the riddle of Tesla's commercial and personal failings... The Invention of Everything Else is perfect for nights spent in the wrong hotel, once your travel plans have, as usual, gone subtly awry
—— New ScientistHunt presents a convincing portrayal of youthful confusion... [Her] gray, Chekhovian moments mark Hunt as a writer to watch
—— Time Out New YorkSamantha Hunt's writing is free of affectation and carries surprising conviction
—— The New YorkerDazzling
—— Vanity FairA brilliant evocation of the life of the inventor Nikola Tesla
—— GuardianRemarkable... Hunt wears her historical and scientific learning lightly
—— Financial TimesHunt's deft blend of sf elements and romantic subplots may remind readers of Audrey Niffenegger's The Time Traveler's Wife, while her prose style and attention to historical detail are on a par with Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. Hunt's greatest triumph, however, lies in her depiction of Tesla, who wavers between genius and madness with carefully controlled charm.
—— Library JournalA fantastical story that engages the heart and mind, as Hunt pays tribute to the power of invention, and the enduring strength of love
—— PsychologiesHunt has done a fine job of reanimating the dead and reawakening my curiosity about this odd, overlooked man... Hunt's prose is sylish and tasty and her observations wise and witty
—— ScotsmanWeird and wonderful debut novel
—— RedRemarkable...Hunt wears her historical and scientific learning lightly
—— Financial TimesAn ambitious conflation of fact and fiction
—— Literary ReviewSamantha Hunt's fantasy comes closer than any biography to solving the riddle of Tesla's commercial and personal failings ... The Invention of Everything Else is perfect for nights spent in the wrong hotel, once your travel plans have, as usual, gone subtly awry
—— New Scientista fascinating blend of fact, fiction, history and dare I say, science fiction surrounding the weird and wonderful life of Nikola Tesla the acknowledged father of radio and AC electricity.
—— Dovegreyreaderher portrait of Tesla buzzes with vitality
—— MetroThis unusual novel skilfully interweaves the story of the eccentric inventor of radio and AC electricity with that of Louisa ... a compelling novel.
—— Emma Lee-Potter , ExpressA sophisticated pastiche of science fiction, fantasy, melodrama, and historical anecdote....It all adds up to a precocious math of human marvel
—— Elle
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