The Country of the Blind and other Selected Stories

H. G. Wells, Patrick Parrinder, Neil Gaiman , Andy Sawyer

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Penguin
08 August 2007

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.

By: H. G. Wells
Notes by: Andy Sawyer
Introduction by: Neil Gaiman
Edited by: Patrick Parrinder
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 324g
ISBN: 9780141441986
ISBN 10: 0141441984
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 08 August 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a professional writer and journalist, who published more than a hundred books, including novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. Patrick Parrinder has written on H.G. Wells, science fiction, James Joyce and the history of the English novel