Bibliograph

The country of the blind and other selected stories, H.G. Wells ; edited by Patrick Parrinder with an introduction by Neil Gaiman and notes by Andy Sawyer

Type

Label

The country of the blind and other selected stories, H.G. Wells ; edited by Patrick Parrinder with an introduction by Neil Gaiman and notes by Andy Sawyer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

The country of the blind and other selected stories

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

78988774

Responsibility statement

H.G. Wells ; edited by Patrick Parrinder with an introduction by Neil Gaiman and notes by Andy Sawyer

Review

"Although best known for his novels, it was in H. G. Wells's early short stories that he first explored the relationship between science and humankind. This collection brings together twenty-three of his short works. In 'The Star, ' a vast comet hurtles towards Earth while humankind looks awestruck to the skies. 'The Cone' is a story of adultery and revenge amid the blast furnaces of industrial England, while 'The Country of the Blind' tells the tale of a mountaineer who discovers a lost valley in the Andes - and a civilization chillingly different from his own. Here the fantastical meets the everyday, horror meets humour, man-eating squids invade the sleepy Devon coast, and strange kinks and portals in space and time lead to other worlds." "This collection displays H. G. Wells's fascination with the wonders, but also the perils, of scientific progress. Part of a brand-new Penguin series of his works, this edition includes newly established texts, detailed notes, a full biographical essay on Wells and an introduction by Neil Gaiman discussing the lasting influence of Wells's short fiction, and how it differs from his novels."--BOOK JACKET

Series statement

Penguin classics

Target audience

adult

Classification