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

The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories

H. G. Wells

  • Stories
  • Book language: English
  • 421 pages

A collection of short stories by H. G. Wells, including the title story about a man who discovers a hidden valley where all inhabitants are blind, and other tales of speculative fiction. These imaginative stories explore scientific and social ideas. Worth listening for their inventive plots and classic storytelling.

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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND
  2. AND OTHER STORIES
  3. INTRODUCTION
  4. I. — THE JILTING OF JANE.
  5. II. — THE CONE.
  6. III. — THE STOLEN BACILLUS.
  7. IV. — THE FLOWERING OF THE STRANGE ORCHID.
  8. V. — IN THE AVU OBSERVATORY.
  9. VI. — AEPYORNIS ISLAND.
  10. VII. — THE REMARKABLE CASE OF DAVIDSON'S EYES.
  11. VIII. — THE LORD OF THE DYNAMOS.
  12. IX. — THE MOTH.
  13. X. — THE TREASURE IN THE FOREST.
  14. XI. — THE STORY OF THE LATE MR. ELVESHAM.
  15. XII. — UNDER THE KNIFE.
  16. XIII. — THE SEA RAIDERS.
  17. XIV. — THE OBLITERATED MAN.
  18. XV. — THE PLATTNER STORY.
  19. XVI. — THE RED ROOM.
  20. XVII. — THE PURPLE PILEUS
  21. XVIII. — A SLIP UNDER THE MICROSCOPE.
  22. XIX. — THE CRYSTAL EGG.
  23. XX. — THE STAR.
  24. XXI. — THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES.
  25. XXII. — A VISION OF JUDGMENT.
  26. XXIII. — JIMMY GOGGLES THE GOD.
  27. XXIV. — MISS WINCHELSEA'S HEART.
  28. XXV. — A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON.
  29. XXVI. — THE VALLEY OF SPIDERS.
  30. XXVII. — THE NEW ACCELERATOR.

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