{"product_id":"scientific-and-horrific-stories-paperback","title":"Scientific and Horrific Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. G. Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific and Horrific Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of short fiction by H. G. Wells. Despite his humble beginnings as the son of English servants, H. G. Wells would become one of the most revered writers of his day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis stories of adventure, utopia, and terror inspired such vastly different figures as Vladimir Nabokov, Winston Churchill, Jorge Luis Borges, and Sinclair Lewis. Many of his novels have been adapted for film, theater, radio, and television, including \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e (1895), \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Doctor Moreau\u003c\/i\u003e (1896), and \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (1898).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific and Horrific Stories\u003c\/i\u003e includes twenty-six tales from across Wells' career. \"The Chronic Argonauts,\" written while Wells was recuperating from an illness with friends in Stoke-on-Trent, is a story of time travel set in rural Wales that predates his beloved \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e by seven years. \" pyornis Island\" is a terrifying tale of greed and survival that originally appeared in an 1894 issue of the \u003ci\u003ePall Mall Budget\u003c\/i\u003e. Tasked with finding rare \u003ci\u003eAepyornis\u003c\/i\u003e eggs, a rugged Englishman named Butcher ventures to a remote swamp on the island of Madagascar. When one of the eggs unexpectedly hatches, he is left stranded and at the mercy of a vicious creature that was believed to be extinct. In \"The Diamond Maker,\" which also appeared in the \u003ci\u003ePall Mall Budget\u003c\/i\u003e, a destitute man tells a wealthy businessman about his years as a maker of artificial diamonds, a time of great promise that ultimately led to his downfall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of H. G. Wells' \u003ci\u003eScientific and Horrific Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTasked with finding rare \u003ci\u003eAepyornis\u003c\/i\u003e eggs, a rugged Englishman ventures to a remote swamp on the island of Madagascar. A destitute man tells a wealthy businessman about his years as a maker of artificial diamonds. An inventor living in rural Wales discovers the secret of time travel. \u003ci\u003eScientific and Horrific Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of short fiction by H. G. Wells.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 374\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 5 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52548606296371,"sku":"9781513201290","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZnBpdVFvSTZNOEJDU3AyV3RBZFl0Zz09.webp?v=1761040681","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/scientific-and-horrific-stories-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}