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

Author: H. G. Wells

Narrator: Graham Scott

Unabridged: 18 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2023

Synopsis

This 1911 collection of thirty-three stories, selected and revised by the author from amongst his huge output of short fiction, includes tales of comedy, horror, monsters, and strange worlds. In his introduction, Wells writes that the book brings together, “All the short stories by me that I care for any one to read again,” and that, “No short story of mine of the slightest merit is excluded from this volume.”

About H. G. Wells

H.G. Wells (1866–1946) was born in Bromley, Kent, and was apprenticed to a draper and a chemist before he made his way to the Royal College of Science where he studied biology. He was a prolific writer of contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. As an advocate of progress and peace, his writing changed in later years as he began to examine suffrage, the trials of life, particularly for the lower and middle classes, and the emergence of feminist ideals that pushed against the constraints of a largely patriarchal society.

About Graham Scott

Graham Scott is a narrator and voice actor based in the UK. As well as solo performances of works by authors including PG Wodehouse, Charles Dickens, R Austin Freeman, Dorothy L. Sayers, Jules Verne, Anna Katherine Green, Joseph Conrad, GK Chesterton, and John Buchan, Graham is also a regular performer in group productions with both Voices of Today and the Online Stage. Website: GrahamScottAudio.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Philip on November 18, 2021

Despite being universally recognized as one of the founding fathers of modern science fiction, H.G. Wells' fame rides largely on just four books - The Time Machine, Island of Dr. Moreau, War of the Worlds andThe Invisible Man - published within a period of just three years, (1895-1898). And now I k......more

Goodreads review by Cheri on February 18, 2016

A slim little collection, quick and fun, done before I got tired of them. I've never read Wells before (I know! <>), and I was pleasantly surprised. There is a little bit of adjustment required (style so different from modern writing....), but once I settled in I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Th......more

Goodreads review by Deanne on February 21, 2013

Some really good stories, and some not so good. Did like the country of the blind, not overly long though it could have been made into a novel. There are hints of themes and ideas in his later and longer works. Have to admit I prefer his longer works.......more

Goodreads review by Tom on July 12, 2023

I. The Jilting of Jane 2⭐ II. The Cone 4⭐ III. The Stolen Bacillus 5⭐ IV. The Flowering of the Strange Orchid 4⭐ V. In the Avu Observatory 3.25⭐ VI. Æpyornis Island 4.5⭐ VII. The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes 4⭐ VIII. The Lord of the Dynamos 4.25⭐ IX. The Moth 4⭐ X. The Treasure in the Forest 4.25⭐ XL Th......more

Quotes

“I personally consider the greatest of English living writers [to be] H. G. Wells.” Upton Sinclair, praise for the author

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