Twelve Stories and a Dream

Twelve Stories and a Dream

by H. G. Wells
Twelve Stories and a Dream

Twelve Stories and a Dream

by H. G. Wells

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Overview

"Twelve Stories and a Dream" is a group of short memories written by using H. G. Wells, one of the most influential technology fiction authors of the past due 19th and early twentieth centuries. This anthology showcases Wells' flexible storytelling talent, encompassing a spread of genres beyond his more well-known technological know-how fiction works. The collection's titular tale, "The Dream," serves as a framing device, wherein the protagonist recounts a shiny dream to a curious stranger, leading to a series of brief testimonies inside the dream. Each tale explores different topics and genres, starting from technological know-how fiction to delusion, social remark, and supernatural factors. Some of the standout memories within the collection encompass "The Cone," a gripping story of jealousy and business injuries; "The Diamond Maker," which explores the moral dilemmas of medical discovery; and "The Star," a story that contemplates the capability results of a celestial disaster. Through "Twelve Stories and a Dream," Wells demonstrates his incredible storytelling prowess, blending innovative principles with incisive social statement. In this anthology, H. G. Wells keeps to captivate audiences with his potential to engage and mission readers' imaginations at the same time as providing idea-scary insights into the human situation and the ever-evolving global of science and technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789359322018
Publisher: Double 9 Books
Publication date: 12/01/2023
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

About The Author
English author Herbert George Wells wrote more than fifty novels and several short stories. He was born on 21 September 1866, in Bromley, Kent, and was the fourth and last child of Joseph Wells. Wells married his cousin Isabel Mary Wells in 1891. In 1894 the couple got separated, and he fell in love with one of his students, Amy Catherine Robbins, with whom he relocated to Woking, Surrey, in May 1895. Wells' greatest collection of work, which was lamented by younger authors he had influenced, was produced before the First World War. Wells passed away in his residence at 13 Hanover Terrace, which had an overlooked view of Regent's Park, in London on August 13, 1946, at the age of 79 due to unidentified causes. Wells was cremated at Golders Green Crematory, and his ashes were scattered into the English Channel at Old Harry Rocks, which is located in Dorset and approximately 3.5 miles from Swanage.

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England
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