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    The Use of Ideals (Unabridged)
    The Use of Ideals (Unabridged)
    The Use of Ideals (Unabridged)
    Audiobook7 minutes

    The Use of Ideals (Unabridged)

    Written by H. G. Wells

    Narrated by David McCran

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    About this audiobook

    Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer.
    He was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction"
    THE USE OF IDEALS: "Ideals!" said my uncle; "certainly Ideals. Of course one must have
    ideals, else life would be bare materialism. Bare fact alone, naked necessity, is impossible barren rock for a soul to root upon.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookstream Audiobooks
    Release dateAug 3, 2022
    ISBN9783991353072
    The Use of Ideals (Unabridged)
    Author

    H. G. Wells

    H. G. Wells (1866-1946) is best remembered for his science fiction novels, which are considered classics of the genre, including The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was born in Bromley, Kent, and worked as a teacher, before studying biology under Thomas Huxley in London.

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