The Country of the Blind and other Selected Stories

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Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141937114
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Country of the Blind and other Selected Stories written by H.G. Wells and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2007-05-31 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herbert George Wells was perhaps best known as the author of such classic works of science fiction as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds. But it was in his short stories, written when he was a young man embarking on a literary career, that he first explored the enormous potential of the scientific discoveries of the day. He described his stories as "a miscellany of inventions," yet his enthusiasm for science was tempered by an awareness of its horrifying destructive powers and the threat it could pose to the human race. A consummate storyteller, he made fantastic creatures and machines entirely believable; and, by placing ordinary men and women in extraordinary situations, he explored, with humor, what it means to be alive in a century of rapid scientific progress.

Penguin Classics

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ISBN 13 : 1101578149
Total Pages : 941 pages
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Download or read book Penguin Classics written by Anonymous and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 941 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Complete Annotated Listing More than 1,500 titles in print Authoritative introductions and notes by leading academics and contemporary authors Up-to-date translations from award-winning translators Readers guides and other resources available online Penguin Classics on air online radio programs

Thomas Hardy in Context

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521196485
Total Pages : 569 pages
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Download or read book Thomas Hardy in Context written by Phillip Mallett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-18 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the range of Thomas Hardy's works while providing a comprehensive introduction to his life and times.

The Country of the Blind

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ISBN 13 : 9781491220573
Total Pages : 576 pages
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Book Synopsis The Country of the Blind by : H. G. Wells

Download or read book The Country of the Blind written by H. G. Wells and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Country of the Blind and Other Stories' is a collection of thirty-three fantasy and science fiction short stories written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1894 and 1909.In his introduction to this book, Wells wrote that this collection covers "all the short stories by me that I care for any one to read again." He went on to say that except for the two sets of linked stories "A Story of the Stone Age" and "A Story of the Days To Come" in his earlier collection, 'Tales of Space and Time' (1899), "no short story of mine of the slightest merit is excluded from this volume."

Love and Mr. Lewisham

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Love and Mr. Lewisham written by Herbert George Wells and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nineteenth-century Literature

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 632 pages
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The Country of the Blind

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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3732649474
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book The Country of the Blind written by H.G. Wells and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Country of the Blind by H.G. Wells

General Catalogue of Printed Books

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Total Pages : 1138 pages
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H.G. Wells and the Short Story

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Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230376673
Total Pages : 179 pages
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Download or read book H.G. Wells and the Short Story written by J. Hammond and published by Springer. This book was released on 1992-09-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H.G. Wells is justly famous as a writer of short stories, but for too long the originality of his contribution in this field has been unacknowledged. The present study argues that in his short stories Wells was not simply emulating the styles and themes of his predecessors but making a distinctive contribution to the genre grounded firmly in his approach to fiction. The study demonstrates that Wells's short stories merit far closer critical attention than they have yet received and possess considerable psychological and symbolic insight.

H.G. Wells and All Things Russian

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Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 178308992X
Total Pages : 256 pages
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Download or read book H.G. Wells and All Things Russian written by Galya Diment and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H. G. Wells and All Things Russian is a fertile terrain for research and this volume will be the first to devote itself entirely to the theme. Wells was an astute student of Russian literature, culture and history, and the Russians, in turn, became eager students of Wells’s views and works. During the Soviet years, in fact, no significant foreign author was safer for Soviet critics to praise than H. G. Wells. The reason was obvious. He had met – and largely approved of – Lenin, was a close friend of the Soviet literary giant Maxim Gorky and, in general, expressed much respect for Russia’s evolving Communist experiment, even after it fell into Stalin’s hands. While Wells’s attitude towards the Soviet Union was, nevertheless, often ambivalent, there is definitely nothing ambiguous about the tremendous influence his works had on Russian literary and cultural life.

The Penguin Book of English Short Stories

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Download or read book The Penguin Book of English Short Stories written by Christopher Dolley and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Golden Age of the English short story lies from its first wide acceptance in the middle of the 19th century until the middle of the 20th. This book celebrates this period through some of the most widely known writers of the time.

The Country of the Blind

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Total Pages : 356 pages
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Download or read book The Country of the Blind written by H. G. Wells and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-02 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although best known for his novels, it was in his early short fiction that H. G. Wells first explored the relationship between the fantastical and everyday. Here horror meets humor, man-eating squids invade the sleepy Devon coast, and strange kinks and portals in space and time lead to other worlds-a marvelous literary universe showcasing the author's fascination with the wonders and perils of scientific progress. In his introduction, Wells wrote that this collection covers "all the short stories by me that I care for any one to read again." He went on to say that except for the two sets of linked stories A Story of the Stone Age and A Story of the Days To Come in his earlier collection, Tales of Space & Time, "no short story of mine of the slightest merit is excluded from this volume."

The New Machiavelli

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The New Machiavelli written by Herbert George Wells and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fairy Tales of London

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350110698
Total Pages : 194 pages
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Download or read book Fairy Tales of London written by Hadas Elber-Aviram and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist for the 2022 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Myth and Fantasy Studies From the time of Charles Dickens, the imaginative power of the city of London has frequently inspired writers to their most creative flights of fantasy. Charting a new history of London fantasy writing from the Victorian era to the 21st century, Fairy Tales of London explores a powerful tradition of urban fantasy distinct from the rural tales of writers such as J.R.R. Tolkien. Hadas Elber-Aviram traces this urban tradition from Dickens, through the scientific romances of H.G. Wells, the anti-fantasies of George Orwell and Mervyn Peake to contemporary science fiction and fantasy writers such as Michael Moorcock, Neil Gaiman and China Miéville.

The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories

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Total Pages : 352 pages
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Download or read book The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories written by H G Wells and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells

A Slip Under the Microscope

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Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8728293282
Total Pages : 26 pages
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Download or read book A Slip Under the Microscope written by H. G. Wells and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should he confess all and face the consequences or should he keep his secret forever? 'A Slip Under the Microscope' is one of H.G. Wells' best-loved short stories, detailing the dilemma faced by the central character, Hill. During a botany exam, Hill inadvertently ‘cheats’ when he moves a microscope slide and is forced to choose between coming clean or staying quiet. This tale is a fascinating dissection of the themes of honesty and ethical behaviour. With certain autobiographical elements to the story, ‘A Slip Under the Microscope’ gives us a brief insight into the mind of one of the greatest authors of all time. H.G. Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific writer and the author of more than 50 novels. In addition, we wrote more than 60 short stories, alongside various scientific papers. Many of his most famous works have been adapted for film and television, including ‘The Time Machine,’ starring Guy Pearce, ‘War of the Worlds,’ starring Tom Cruise, and ‘The Invisible Man,’ starring Elizabeth Moss. Because of his various works exploring futuristic themes, Wells is regarded as one of the ‘Fathers of Science Fiction.’

A Man of Many Parts

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Publisher : Rodopi
ISBN 13 : 9042020857
Total Pages : 309 pages
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Download or read book A Man of Many Parts written by Barbara Rawlinson and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2006 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive study of George Gissing's short stories and related non-fiction is essential reading for students of nineteenth-century realism. For the first time readers will be able to follow the development which transformed Gissing's unremarkable early stories into the very individual tales that elevated his work to the vanguard of realistic short fiction. Gissing's American period is notable for its accumulation of themes that were repeatedly refined and adapted for his later work, causality emerging as the dominant voice. On his return to England, shifting political and philosophical beliefs expressed in his non-fiction had a vital impact on his second phase of short fiction, and the part played by realism in the author's short stories and his writings on Charles Dickens added further dimensions to his work as a whole. By the final phase of Gissing's remarkable development, it is evident that his interest in the concept of causality as the major force in his short work had been replaced by a more challenging preoccupation with the human psyche. This introduced philosophical, sociological and psychological dimensions to Gissing's work that established him in the field of short fiction as a leading exponent of late nineteenth-century realism