The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents by H. G. Wells
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"The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents" by H. G. Wells is a collection of fifteen short stories written between 1893 and 1895. Published in 1895 as Wells's first short story collection, these fantasy and science fiction tales explore strange orchids, mysterious bacilli, diamond makers, and exotic islands. Each story presents curious incidents where the ordinary collides with the extraordinary. From laboratories to observatories, from burglaries to taxidermists, Wells crafts brief glimpses into
worlds where scientific marvels and human ambitions intersect in unexpected ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stolen_Bacillus_and_Other_Incidents |
| Contents | The stolen bacillus -- The flowering of the strange orchid -- In the Avu observatory -- The triumphs of a taxidermist -- A deal in ostriches -- Through a window -- The temptation of Harringay -- The flying man -- The diamond maker -- Aepyornis Island -- The remarkable case of Davidson's eyes -- The lord of the dynamos -- The Hammerpond Park burglary -- A moth: "Genus novo" -- The treasure in the forest. |
| Credits |
Etext produced by Elaine Walker, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Science fiction, English |
| Subject | Short stories, English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 12750 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-12750-7 |
| Release Date | Jun 26, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1814 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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