The Sea Lady, the Glossary
The Sea Lady is a fantasy novel by British writer H. G. Wells, including some of the aspects of a fable.[1]
Table of Contents
43 relations: Adam Roberts (British writer), British people, Contemporary fantasy, Desire, Doris (Oceanid), Edwardian era, Experiment in Autobiography, Fable, Fantasy, Fantasy literature, Freethought, Gentry, H. G. Wells, Henry James, Ideal (ethics), Imagination, John Clute, Marcella (novel), Mary Augusta Ward, Mermaid, Mermaids in popular culture, Methuen Publishing, Mores, Nature, Novel, Pearson's Magazine, Politics, Sandgate, Kent, Sarah Grand, Satire, Sex, Sir George Tressady, South Seas, Southern England, Supernatural, Thalassa, The Lady from the Sea, The Little Mermaid, The Sacred Fount, Tonga, Undine (novella), Urban fantasy, Writer.
- 1902 British novels
- 1902 fantasy novels
- Fiction about human–mermaid romance
- Mermaid novels
- Metaphysical fiction novels
- Novels by H. G. Wells
- Works originally published in Pearson's Magazine
Adam Roberts (British writer)
Adam Charles Roberts (born 30 June 1965) is a British science fiction and fantasy novelist.
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British people
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.
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Contemporary fantasy
Contemporary fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy set in the present day.
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Desire
Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving".
Doris (Oceanid)
Doris (Ancient Greek: Δωρίς/Δωρίδος means 'bounty'), in Greek mythology, was a sea goddess.
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Edwardian era
In the United Kingdom, the Edwardian era was a period in the early 20th century, that spanned the reign of King Edward VII from 1901 to 1910.
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Experiment in Autobiography
Experiment in Autobiography is an autobiographical work by H. G. Wells, originally published in two volumes.
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Fable
Fable is a literary genre defined as a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized, and that illustrates or leads to a particular moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be added explicitly as a concise maxim or saying.
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction involving magical elements, as well as a work in this genre.
Fantasy literature
Fantasy literature is literature set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world.
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Freethought
Freethought (sometimes spelled free thought) is an unorthodox attitude or belief.
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Gentry
Gentry (from Old French genterie, from gentil, "high-born, noble") are "well-born, genteel and well-bred people" of high social class, especially in the past.
H. G. Wells
Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer.
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Henry James
Henry James (–) was an American-British author.
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Ideal (ethics)
An ideal is a principle or value that one actively pursues as a goal, usually in the context of ethics, and one's prioritization of ideals can serve to indicate the extent of one's dedication to each.
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Imagination
Imagination is the production of sensations, feelings and thoughts informing oneself.
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John Clute
John Frederick Clute (born 12 September 1940) is a Canadian-born author and critic specializing in science fiction and fantasy literature who has lived in both England and the United States since 1969.
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Marcella (novel)
Marcella is a novel by Mary Augusta Ward, first published in 1894.
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Mary Augusta Ward
Mary Augusta Ward (née Arnold; 11 June 1851 – 24 March 1920) was a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward.
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Mermaid
In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish.
Mermaids in popular culture
Mermaids, like many other creatures of mythology and folklore, are regularly depicted in literature, film, music, and popular culture.
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Methuen Publishing
Methuen Publishing Ltd (also known as Methuen Books) is an English publishing house.
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Mores
Mores (sometimes;, plural form of singular mōs, meaning "manner, custom, usage, or habit") are social norms that are widely observed within a particular society or culture.
Nature
Nature is an inherent character or constitution, particularly of the ecosphere or the universe as a whole.
Novel
A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book.
Pearson's Magazine
Pearson's Magazine was a monthly periodical that first appeared in Britain in 1896.
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Politics
Politics is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status.
Sandgate, Kent
Sandgate is a village in the Folkestone and Hythe Urban Area in the Folkestone and Hythe district of Kent, England.
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Sarah Grand
Sarah Grand (10 June 1854 – 12 May 1943) was an English feminist writer active from 1873 to 1922.
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Satire
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.
Sex
Sex is the biological trait that determines whether a sexually reproducing organism produces male or female gametes.
Sir George Tressady
Sir George Tressady is a novel by Mary Augusta Ward. The Sea Lady and Sir George Tressady are British philosophical novels and novels first published in serial form.
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South Seas
Today the term South Seas, or South Sea, most commonly refers to the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of the equator.
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Southern England
Southern England, also known as the South of England or the South, is a sub-national part of England with cultural, economic and political differences from both the Midlands and the North.
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Supernatural
Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature.
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Thalassa
Thalassa (sea; Attic Greek: Θάλαττα, Thálatta) was the general word for 'sea' and for its divine female personification in Greek mythology.
The Lady from the Sea
The Lady from the Sea (Fruen fra havet) is a play written in 1888 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen inspired by the ballad Agnete og Havmanden.
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The Little Mermaid
"The Little Mermaid" (Den lille havfrue), sometimes translated in English as "The Little Sea Maid", is a fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The Sea Lady and The Little Mermaid are fiction about human–mermaid romance.
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The Sacred Fount
The Sacred Fount is a novel by Henry James, first published in 1901.
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Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania.
Undine (novella)
Undine is a fairytale novella by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué in which Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight named Huldbrand in order to gain a soul.
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Urban fantasy
Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, placing supernatural elements in an approximation of a contemporary urban setting.
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Writer
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain.
See also
1902 British novels
- Anna of the Five Towns
- Clara in Blunderland
- Five Children and It
- Heart of Darkness
- Mrs Craddock
- Paul Kelver
- The Four Feathers
- The Grand Babylon Hotel
- The Hound of the Baskervilles
- The Little White Bird
- The Mystery of the Sea
- The Pothunters
- The Sea Lady
- The Westminster Alice
- The Wings of the Dove
- Typhoon (novella)
- With Kitchener in the Soudan
1902 fantasy novels
- Clara in Blunderland
- Rollo in Emblemland
- The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
- The Little White Bird
- The Mystery of the Sea
- The Sea Lady
- The Westminster Alice
Fiction about human–mermaid romance
- Aquamarine (film)
- Dyesebel (1990 film)
- Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
- My Bride Is a Mermaid
- The Little Mermaid
- The Little Mermaid (1976 Russian film)
- The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
- The Little Mermaid (2023 film)
- The Sea Lady
Mermaid novels
- Aquamarine (novel)
- Emily Windsnap
- Ingo (novel)
- Ingo tetralogy
- Into the Drowning Deep
- Keeper (Appelt novel)
- Roverandom
- Sailor Twain
- Simplicius Simplicissimus
- Skin of the Sea
- The Crossing of Ingo
- The Deep (Dunmore novel)
- The Mermaid of Black Conch
- The Merman's Children
- The Professor and the Siren
- The Sea Lady
- The Tide Knot
Metaphysical fiction novels
- A Maze of Death
- Anathem
- Benjamín Labatut
- City at the End of Time
- Contact (novel)
- Flatterland
- Foucault's Pendulum
- Nausea (novel)
- Permutation City
- The Bridge (novel)
- The Man Who Was Thursday
- The Sea Lady
- The Soul of Anna Klane
- The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
- The Voices (novel)
- The Wasp Factory
- Transition (novel)
- Ubik
- Valis (novel series)
- Valis (novel)
- Walking on Glass
Novels by H. G. Wells
- All Aboard for Ararat
- Ann Veronica
- Bealby
- Brynhild (novel)
- Christina Alberta's Father
- In the Days of the Comet
- Joan and Peter
- Kipps
- Love and Mr Lewisham
- Marriage (novel)
- Meanwhile (novel)
- Men Like Gods
- Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island
- Mr. Britling Sees It Through
- Star Begotten
- The Autocracy of Mr. Parham
- The Bulpington of Blup
- The Croquet Player
- The Dream (novel)
- The First Men in the Moon
- The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth
- The History of Mr Polly
- The Holy Terror (Wells novel)
- The Invisible Man
- The Island of Doctor Moreau
- The New Machiavelli
- The Passionate Friends: A Novel
- The Research Magnificent
- The Sea Lady
- The Shape of Things to Come
- The Sleeper Awakes
- The Soul of a Bishop
- The Time Machine
- The Undying Fire (Wells novel)
- The War in the Air
- The War of the Worlds
- The Wheels of Chance
- The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
- The Wonderful Visit
- The World Set Free
- The World of William Clissold
- Tono-Bungay
Works originally published in Pearson's Magazine
- A Honeymoon in Space
- Olga Romanoff
- The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis
- The Monster of Lake LaMetrie
- The Sea Lady
- The War of the Worlds
- To the White Fiends