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"As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures of Mr. Cavor was, after all, the outcome of the purest accident. It might have been any one. I fell into these things at a time when I thought myself removed from the slightest possibility of disturbing experiences. I had gone to Lympne because I...
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Published in 1922, Tales of the Unexpected gathers fifteen tales, including such classic stories as "The New Accelerator," in which a newly discovered elixir that enables individuals to move rapidly through time turns out to be both a blessing and a curse and "A Dream of Armageddon," a futuristic, anti-war tale of a man torn between his love for a woman and the political life he wants to abandon. Also included are "The Door in the Wall," "The Man...
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The Island of Doctor Moreau is a classic work of early science fiction and one of H. G. Wells' most visionary novels. It recounts the harrowing ordeal of Edward Prendick, an Englishman who survives a shipwreck in the southern Pacific Ocean. Rescued by a man named Montgomery, Prendick finds himself on an island belonging to Dr. Moreau, formerly an eminent physiologist in London who was expelled from his homeland for his cruel vivisection experiments.
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'The Camford Visitation' is a novel by H. G. Wells first published in 1938. The story centers around a Utopian 'ventriloquist' who subjects human life-and in particular its treatment by the University of Camford-to sympathetic but quite unsparing scrutiny. At its core, it was a warning to the educational world of imminent war and of its lack of action, as well as an exploration of the place of education in society. Contents include: 'Mr Trumber's...
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A sequel to "The War of the Worlds", "Star Begotten" concerns another suspected attack by the Martians, this time using cosmic rays to change human DNA. Joseph Davis is a writer of popular books who becomes obsessed with the rumours of invasion, so much so that he fears his wife, child, and even him might have already been affected by the cosmic rays.
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"The Mind of Mr. Joseph Davis Is Greatly Troubled",
"Mr. Joseph Davis Learns...
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Thirty Strange Stories by H. G. Wells. Thirty uniquely frightening and strange stories from the master of science fiction H. G. Well, the author of the Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds. A treasury from a master of science fiction contains thirty of his best short stories that combine his remarkable imagination with scientific knowledge to create fantastic adventures in unknown worlds. HG Wells was an incredibly prolific writer who contributed...
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