The Country of the Blind and Other Stories by Wells, H. G.

The Country of the Blind and Other Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780141441986)

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The Country of the Blind and Other Stories by Wells, H. G.

The Country of the Blind and Other Stories

$18.00
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories by Wells, H. G.

The Country of the Blind and Other Stories

$18.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: H. G. Wells
ISBN-10: 0141441984
ISBN-13: 9780141441986
Publisher: Penguin Group
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2008
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 7.82h x 6.56w x 0.78d
By H. G. Wells
By H. G. Wells
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H.G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist, who published more than a hundred books, including novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. Wells's prophetic imagination was first displayed in pioneering works of science fiction, but later he became an apostle of socialism, science and progress. His controversial views on sexual equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.

Patrick Parrinder has written on H.G. Wells, science fiction, James Joyce and the history of the English novel. Since 1986 he has been Professor of English at the University of Reading.

Andy Sawyer is a Librarian at the University of Sheffield with a particular interest in science fiction.

Neil Gaiman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, and is the recipient of numerous literary honors. Originally from England, he now lives in America.

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