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    H.G Wells - Selected Short Stories
    H.G Wells - Selected Short Stories
    H.G Wells - Selected Short Stories
    Audiobook5 hours

    H.G Wells - Selected Short Stories

    Written by H. G. Wells

    Narrated by Simon Hester

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    About this audiobook

    Head Stories Audio presents 16 selected short stories by one of the genre’s masters, H.G. Wells.

    Not unexpectedly some, such as “The Crystal Egg” and “The Remarkable Case of Davidson’s Eyes” are typical of Wells’ popular science fiction and explore the possibilities of time and space.

     Others like “The Moth” and “The Red Room” are classics of horror. Wells could equally be humorous and show no hint of his visionary tendencies, whether recounting the good luck of an inept burglar in “The Hammerpond Park Burglary” or the bizarre auction of birds as recounted by a Taxidermist in “A deal of Ostriches”.

     

    Sit back and enjoy 16 masterful tales, expertly read by Simon Hester.

    With original music.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHead Stories Audio
    Release dateOct 9, 2021
    ISBN9781667096162
    H.G Wells - Selected Short Stories
    Author

    H. G. Wells

    H.G. Wells is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. He was the author of numerous classics such as The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The War of the Worlds, and many more. 

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