The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories
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Summary
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。
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Tugbadursun
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Kitabın son öyküsü olan "Körler Ülkesi" dışındaki öyküleri pek beğenmedim。 Zor okunuyor， bu yüzden de akmıyor kitap。 Buradaki 4 yıldızı da çok abartılı buldum， o sebeple puanım 1。 Kitabın son öyküsü olan "Körler Ülkesi" dışındaki öyküleri pek beğenmedim。 Zor okunuyor， bu yüzden de akmıyor kitap。 Buradaki 4 yıldızı da çok abartılı buldum， o sebeple puanım 1。 。。。more
Aravind Suyambu
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In 'The Country of the Blind' is the one eyed really the King？ Earthlings experiencing a close fly by in 'The Star'。 Imagine having a potion which makes you quicker than others in 'The New Accelerator'。 Or getting the ability to see a distant land in 'Davidson's Eyes' or what your spirit might see in 'Under the Knife'。 Imagine what will be the World like after 40 years in 'Brownlow's Newspaper'。All these nice stories take you elsewhere。 In 'The Country of the Blind' is the one eyed really the King？ Earthlings experiencing a close fly by in 'The Star'。 Imagine having a potion which makes you quicker than others in 'The New Accelerator'。 Or getting the ability to see a distant land in 'Davidson's Eyes' or what your spirit might see in 'Under the Knife'。 Imagine what will be the World like after 40 years in 'Brownlow's Newspaper'。All these nice stories take you elsewhere。 。。。more
Tormund
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H。G。 Wells çok yetenekli bir adam。 Bilimkurguda da， karanlık，tuhaf， fantastik kurguda da çok güzel at koşturabiliyor。 Hemen her öyküsünde hem konu hem de kurgusuyla insanı memnun eden bir kıvam tutturuyor。 Körler Ülkesi Ve Diğer Karanlık Öyküler’de kötü diyebileceğim bir öykü yok。 En sevdiklerim ise Güve， Pollock ve Porolu Adam， Merhum Bay Elvesham’ın Hikayesi， Tuhaf Orkide’nin Çiçek Açışı ile Körler Ülkesi oldu。
Edwin Heller
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It is amazing how fresh and vibrant these stories are considering most of them were written over a century ago。 I got this volume to read "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" but then kept reading until I had finished them all。 Some stories are better than others but most are excellent。 I would put them on par with my favorite contemporary short story writer， George Saunders， who I also highly recommend。 It is amazing how fresh and vibrant these stories are considering most of them were written over a century ago。 I got this volume to read "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" but then kept reading until I had finished them all。 Some stories are better than others but most are excellent。 I would put them on par with my favorite contemporary short story writer， George Saunders， who I also highly recommend。 。。。more
Jennifer Barstad
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Interesting storiesA lot of imagination went into these stories with plenty of good and just enough evil to balance it out。
Sara
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H。 G。 Wells foi sem dúvida um visionário e futurista na sua época。 Ler estes contos na altura em que vivemos é bastante interessante， mas nem imagino como terá sido escrevê-los no início do século XX。 É incrível a imaginação deste autor e a maneira como ele integra um enredo aparentemente simples num cenário muito mais intrigante。Cada conto dele assenta num contexto de ficção científica e representa um mundo particular e singular em que eu adoraria poder mergulhar e conhecer mais。 Apesar de não H。 G。 Wells foi sem dúvida um visionário e futurista na sua época。 Ler estes contos na altura em que vivemos é bastante interessante， mas nem imagino como terá sido escrevê-los no início do século XX。 É incrível a imaginação deste autor e a maneira como ele integra um enredo aparentemente simples num cenário muito mais intrigante。Cada conto dele assenta num contexto de ficção científica e representa um mundo particular e singular em que eu adoraria poder mergulhar e conhecer mais。 Apesar de não ser muito apreciadora de histórias curtas， achei estas narrativas bastante aliciantes e entusiasmantes。 Por ordem de preferência:The Country of the Blinds The New AcceleratorThe Remarkable Case of Davidson´s EyesThe Queer Story of Brownlow´s NewspaperUnder the KnifeThe Star 。。。more
David
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3。5*
Julie
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3。5 stars
Kent
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I love HG Wells' novels， but these short stories did not keep me turning the page。 They have some good ideas， but not much of a twist or anything to keep you gripped。 I love HG Wells' novels， but these short stories did not keep me turning the page。 They have some good ideas， but not much of a twist or anything to keep you gripped。 。。。more
Mary
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Nice array of some of Wells' short fiction--my favorites were "The Sea Raiders" （the horror！！） and "The Empire of the Ants。" Nice array of some of Wells' short fiction--my favorites were "The Sea Raiders" （the horror！！） and "The Empire of the Ants。" 。。。more
Mary
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Excerpt from the introduction by Wells: " 。。。 no short story of mine of the slightest merit is excluded from this volume。 Many of very questionable merit find a place; it is an inclusive and not an exclusive gathering。" It's nice of Wells to warn us that these stories are of variable quality， which is true。 My favorite stories in this collection were: "The Country of the Blind" "The Story of the Late Mr。 Elvesham" "The Magic Shop" "The Lord of the Dynamos" Excerpt from the introduction by Wells: " 。。。 no short story of mine of the slightest merit is excluded from this volume。 Many of very questionable merit find a place; it is an inclusive and not an exclusive gathering。" It's nice of Wells to warn us that these stories are of variable quality， which is true。 My favorite stories in this collection were: "The Country of the Blind" "The Story of the Late Mr。 Elvesham" "The Magic Shop" "The Lord of the Dynamos" 。。。more
Erin
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After having gotten to know H。 G。 Wells as one of the more progressive writers of his time， it was rather an unpleasant shock to see the degree of casual racism （nonwhites are not only primitive savages， but innately more dishonest and lacking the Christian morals of those honest， upstanding white people who only ever engage in honorable activities like murdering their best friends， carrying on affairs with their best friends' wives， and deliberately ruining their exes' weddings） and casual miso After having gotten to know H。 G。 Wells as one of the more progressive writers of his time， it was rather an unpleasant shock to see the degree of casual racism （nonwhites are not only primitive savages， but innately more dishonest and lacking the Christian morals of those honest， upstanding white people who only ever engage in honorable activities like murdering their best friends， carrying on affairs with their best friends' wives， and deliberately ruining their exes' weddings） and casual misogyny （a man who's suffering from "melancholia" has a Very Serious Disorder that's worthy of every sympathy， but man， those "hysterical" females are clearly out to make men's lives difficult just because they can） that was present in some of the works。 I expect this sort of shit in a Lovecraft story， but was hoping for better from Wells。 。。。more
Darin
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As a collection of mostly science fiction tales from Wells， this short book departs from some of his more famous high adventure novels that he is known for。 Here， Wells exercises his thoughts and predictions on science and the near and distant future。 The result is a grab bag of stories ranging from the scale of the universe to potential asteroid impacts to artificially increased human abilities。 Probably the best of these is the title story about an explorers encounter with an isolated group of As a collection of mostly science fiction tales from Wells， this short book departs from some of his more famous high adventure novels that he is known for。 Here， Wells exercises his thoughts and predictions on science and the near and distant future。 The result is a grab bag of stories ranging from the scale of the universe to potential asteroid impacts to artificially increased human abilities。 Probably the best of these is the title story about an explorers encounter with an isolated group of people。 。。。more
MiekeWin
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Fijn。 Een goed schrijver。 Ik hou ervan。
David Meditationseed
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Nice edition！Perhaps adaptability to the environment is not the only prerequisite for the survival of an individual， but indeed It is one of the most fundamental for species， or for any human society。 To the individual who questions himself about freedom and beauty， for example， adaptability can mean coercion， censorship and unbearable suffering and to escape or to break free of it there is always the possibility of self-sacrifice in relation to his ideal or his happiness， even if the price is h Nice edition！Perhaps adaptability to the environment is not the only prerequisite for the survival of an individual， but indeed It is one of the most fundamental for species， or for any human society。 To the individual who questions himself about freedom and beauty， for example， adaptability can mean coercion， censorship and unbearable suffering and to escape or to break free of it there is always the possibility of self-sacrifice in relation to his ideal or his happiness， even if the price is high - paying with his own life - there are several examples of this in the history of humanity and literature。 This is a tale about an adventurer who arrives in a remote village completely protected where all its inhabitants are blind。 Wells describes how from the adaptability of these people a whole culture was formed: the basis of belief， language， science and survival。Parallel to the arrival of the adventurer to this almost supernatural place， between unreachable valleys and huge icy mountains， there are 5 challenging relations of adaptation between the characters and society: 1。 The adventurer who thinks of dominating this society， repeating for himself "in the land of the blind who has an eye is king" 2。 the adventurer who begins to reflect between freedom， compassion and choices of an individual 3。 how the blind society "sees" the adventurer and his stories about the vision and how the world would be for those who can "see" with the eyes。 4。 The prejudices that can arise from both sides。 5。 The love that can arise by ways that defy reason and cognitive senses。This is a beautiful tale that could be useful for discussion in anthropology， sociology， and philosophy classes。 。。。more
James
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Ultimately， another very good mix and array of stories by H G Wells， showing the many different writing styles he has。
Jeff Hobbs
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Read so far:The Jilting of Jane--The Cone--2*The Stolen Bacillus--*The Flowering of the Strange Orchid--*In the Avu Observatory--*Aepyornis Island--*The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes--*The Lord of the Dynamos--*The Moth--*The Treasure in the Forest--The Story of the Late Mr。 Elvesham--*Under the Knife--*The Sea Raiders--The Obliterated Man， aka The Sad Story of a Dramatic Critic--The Plattner Story--2The Red Room--2The Purple Pileus--A Slip under the Microscope--*The Crystal Egg--*The Star- Read so far:The Jilting of Jane--The Cone--2*The Stolen Bacillus--*The Flowering of the Strange Orchid--*In the Avu Observatory--*Aepyornis Island--*The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes--*The Lord of the Dynamos--*The Moth--*The Treasure in the Forest--The Story of the Late Mr。 Elvesham--*Under the Knife--*The Sea Raiders--The Obliterated Man， aka The Sad Story of a Dramatic Critic--The Plattner Story--2The Red Room--2The Purple Pileus--A Slip under the Microscope--*The Crystal Egg--*The Star--The Man Who Could Work Miracles--3*A Vision of Judgment--Jimmy Goggles the God--*Miss Winchelsea's Heart--*A Dream of Armageddon--*The Valley of Spiders--The New Accelerator--The Truth about Pyecraft--3*The Magic Shop--*The Empire of the Ants--The Door in the Wall--2*The Country of the Blind--*The Beautiful Suit-- 。。。more
Joseph F。
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Like Edgar Allan Poe， the imaginative and eerie plot lines of Wells astounds me。 And if his story lines don't get to you， then his writing style might。 He is a master of science fiction， as these six stories attest to。 The title story deals with a group of people who have become isolated from the rest of the world in a secluded valley。 Over time they have lost the ability to see。 After many generations they have forgotten all about what it is to see; it becomes a ability that is nonsensical to t Like Edgar Allan Poe， the imaginative and eerie plot lines of Wells astounds me。 And if his story lines don't get to you， then his writing style might。 He is a master of science fiction， as these six stories attest to。 The title story deals with a group of people who have become isolated from the rest of the world in a secluded valley。 Over time they have lost the ability to see。 After many generations they have forgotten all about what it is to see; it becomes a ability that is nonsensical to them。 Their world however becomes challenged when an explorer stumbles upon their little world。The Star deals with a space disaster that sends Neptune hurtling towards the sun。 Will it hit earth？The Accelerator is a comical story about what it would be like if we can move faster than everyone else， and The Knife is a vivid description of a near death experience。 The other two stories are good as well。 This little Dover edition is edited by Martin Gardner。 He has always been a favorite author of mine， with many books dealing with science and the debunking of junk science。 He has a nice Afterward。 。。。more
Khaled
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Some really good stories and some not so good。 Some stories are really out of HG Wells era and so futuristic that I watched similar ideas to them recently in movies and novels。 Limitless， Awake and Selfless are good examples。
Chaitalee Ghosalkar
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The initial stories are so delightful that you cannot stop yourself from reading the next one and then the next one。But halfway through， the stories lose steam， so much so that those towards the end became a bit boring and struggled to retain interest。
Berenice
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It's a very interesting book It's a very interesting book 。。。more
Youseuf Suliman
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No other author dances so well on the knife edge of science and fantasy that， be it a brief moment， convinces you of the impossible。
Alyce Hunt
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Took my time with this one， because I knew I'd like it a lot more if I didn't rush into it。 H。G。 Wells writes with motifs a lot of the time （e。g。 seeing， dreaming， trains） so if you read this collection too quickly you will get them muddled， but I find myself falling into his stories。 I don't often re-read classics， but I'm already looking forward to the day that I can experience this one again。 Took my time with this one， because I knew I'd like it a lot more if I didn't rush into it。 H。G。 Wells writes with motifs a lot of the time （e。g。 seeing， dreaming， trains） so if you read this collection too quickly you will get them muddled， but I find myself falling into his stories。 I don't often re-read classics， but I'm already looking forward to the day that I can experience this one again。 。。。more
Amal A
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Just read "The country of the Blind" - loved it。 Tells so much about different societies and how we shape whats right and wrong Just read "The country of the Blind" - loved it。 Tells so much about different societies and how we shape whats right and wrong 。。。more
Cheri
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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。There's a good chance I'll pick up some more Wells in the future。 Holds up remarkably well given the date of origin！ 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。There's a good chance I'll pick up some more Wells in the future。 Holds up remarkably well given the date of origin！ 。。。more
Boa02dad
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Great collection of short stories by H。 G。 Wells。
Robert Walrod
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Highlights: "Under the Knife，" "A Slip Under the Microscope，" "In the Abyss，" ""The Sea Raiders，" "The Man Who Could Work Miracles，" "The Country of the Blind，" "The Door in the Wall。" Highlights: "Under the Knife，" "A Slip Under the Microscope，" "In the Abyss，" ""The Sea Raiders，" "The Man Who Could Work Miracles，" "The Country of the Blind，" "The Door in the Wall。" 。。。more
Norman Cook
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"The Jilting of Jane" （1894） • An unrequited romance。"The Cone" （1895） • A jealous ironworker seeks revenge on his wife’s lover。"The Stolen Bacillus" （1894） • An Anarchist steals a bacteriologist’s vial with plans to use it for terrorism。"The Flowering of the Strange Orchid" （1894） • An introverted orchid collector has an adventure with a mysterious orchid。"In the Avu Observatory" （1894） • An astronomer in Borneo is attacked by unknown animals。"Æpyornis Island" （1894） • A man stranded on an isla "The Jilting of Jane" （1894） • An unrequited romance。"The Cone" （1895） • A jealous ironworker seeks revenge on his wife’s lover。"The Stolen Bacillus" （1894） • An Anarchist steals a bacteriologist’s vial with plans to use it for terrorism。"The Flowering of the Strange Orchid" （1894） • An introverted orchid collector has an adventure with a mysterious orchid。"In the Avu Observatory" （1894） • An astronomer in Borneo is attacked by unknown animals。"Æpyornis Island" （1894） • A man stranded on an island has a strange relationship with a large， exotic bird。"The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes" （1895） • A man has vision at a distance， i。e。， he sees the sights of an island half a world away。"The Lord of the Dynamos" （1894） • A racist story of a man who begins to worship an electric generator。"The Moth" （1895） • An entomologist’s feud with a rival extends into the supernatural when the rival dies。"The Treasure in the Forest" （1894） • Two racist treasure hunters are undone by their greed。"The Story of the Late Mr。 Elvesham" （1896） • Did Mr。 Elvesham really transfer his mind into the body of young Mr。 Eden？"Under the Knife" （1896） • A man experiences an out-of-body tour of the universe while sedated for a surgical operation。"The Sea Raiders" （1896） • Tentacled monsters from the deep terrorize a seaside community。"The Obliterated Man" （1895） • A new drama critic’s personality is affected by the actors he writes about。"The Plattner Story" （1896） • A man is transported to an Other-World for nine days where he can see but not be seen， then just as mysteriously returns， albeit inverted， like a reflection from a mirror。"The Red Room" （1896） • A man dares to spend a night in a haunted room。"The Purple Pileus" （1896） • In this sexist story， a meek man gains the courage to stand up to his uncontrolled wife by self-medicating with wild mushrooms。"A Slip Under the Microscope" （1896） • A college student wrestles with conflicts of class， politics， and relationships with his classmates。"The Crystal Egg" （1897） • An antiques dealer uses a crystal to remotely view a strange world that might be Mars。"The Star" （1897） • When a giant comet comes perilously close to Earth， will anyone survive？"The Man Who Could Work Miracles" （1898） • Mr。 Fotheringay realizes that miracles sometimes have unintended consequences。"A Vision of Judgment" （1899） • Several people face the judgment and infinite mercy of God。"Jimmy Goggles the God" （1898） • A racist tale of a seafaring treasure hunter who is mistaken for a god by a primitive tribe。"Miss Winchelsea's Heart" （1898） • Mis Winchelsea， a snobbish young woman for whom appearances are everything， is unjustly jealous of her girlfriend’s new boyfriend。"A Dream of Armageddon" （1901） • Are a man’s vivid dreams of love in a future war real or imagined？"The Valley of Spiders" （1903） • Giant wind-borne spiders catch three horsemen in their webs， testing their courage。"The New Accelerator" （1901） • A scientist develops a tonic that speeds up one’s metabolism a thousand-fold， but doesn’t anticipate some of the side effects。"The Truth About Pyecraft" （1903） • An ancient weight-loss formula has more of an effect than Pyecraft bargains for。"The Magic Shop" （1903） • Little Gip and his father enter a genuine， proper magic shop。"The Empire of the Ants" （1905） • Intelligent ants threaten to conquer Brazil and then perhaps the rest of the world。"The Door in the Wall" （1906） • Is the door real or a metaphor for an entry into a more idyllic life？"The Country of the Blind" （1904） • In the Country of the Blind the one-eyed man is not necessarily king， and he must decide which is more important: sight or love。"The Beautiful Suit" （1909） • Be sure to wear your beautiful suit for only the most important occasions！ 。。。more
Steve Walker
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You have to be a real HG Wells to slug through all of these stories。 Wells wrote a lot of stories for magazines， especially early in his career。 There are a bunch of stories， many dated， some reminiscent of campfire ghost stories。 "Country of the Blind" is by far the best。 Other stories I enjoyed were "The Cone"， "The Moth"， "Empire of the Ants"， "The Crystal Egg"， "The Sea Raiders"， and "The Red Room"。 You have to be a real HG Wells to slug through all of these stories。 Wells wrote a lot of stories for magazines， especially early in his career。 There are a bunch of stories， many dated， some reminiscent of campfire ghost stories。 "Country of the Blind" is by far the best。 Other stories I enjoyed were "The Cone"， "The Moth"， "Empire of the Ants"， "The Crystal Egg"， "The Sea Raiders"， and "The Red Room"。 。。。more
Ricky Kimsey
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