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The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents — H. G. Wells

The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents

H. G. Wells

  • Stories
  • Book language: English
  • 119 pages

The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents is an 1895 collection of short stories by H. G. Wells. It blends science fiction, satire and mystery; the title story follows a bacteriologist and a visitor who takes a dangerous culture, while other tales offer strange discoveries and human folly. Worth listening for its imaginative plots and gently ironic style.

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Contents

  1. THE STOLEN BACILLUS AND OTHER INCIDENTS
  2. Methuen & Co. 36 Essex Street, Strand, London
  3. TO H.B. MARRIOTT WATSON
  4. THE STOLEN BACILLUS
  5. THE FLOWERING OF THE STRANGE ORCHID
  6. IN THE AVU OBSERVATORY
  7. THE TRIUMPHS OF A TAXIDERMIST
  8. A DEAL IN OSTRICHES
  9. THROUGH A WINDOW
  10. THE TEMPTATION OF HARRINGAY
  11. THE FLYING MAN
  12. THE DIAMOND MAKER
  13. AEPYORNIS ISLAND
  14. THE REMARKABLE CASE OF DAVIDSON’S EYES
  15. THE LORD OF THE DYNAMOS
  16. THE HAMMERPOND PARK BURGLARY
  17. A MOTH—GENUS NOVO
  18. THE TREASURE IN THE FOREST
  19. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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