Joan and Peter
| First US edition | |
| Author | H. G. Wells | 
|---|---|
| Language | English | 
| Genre | Philosophical novel | 
| Publisher | Cassell (UK) Macmillan (US) | 
| Publication date | September 1918 | 
| Publication place | United Kingdom | 
| Pages | 784 | 
Joan and Peter, a 1918 novel by H. G. Wells, is at once a satirical portrait of late-Victorian and Edwardian England, a critique of the English educational system on the eve of World War I, a study of the impact of that war on English society, and a general reflection on the purposes of education. Wells regarded it as "one of the most ambitious" of his novels.