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Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Science Fiction Adventure

Author : H G Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798682337491

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The concept of time travel - moving through time the way we move through three-dimensional space - may in fact be hardwired into our perception of time. Linguists have recognized that we are essentially incapable of talking about temporal matters without referencing spatial ones. "In language - any language - no two domains are more intimately linked than space and time," wrote Israeli linguist Guy Deutscher in his 2005 book "The Unfolding of Language." "Even if we are not always aware of it, we invariably speak of time in terms of space, and this reflects the fact that we think of time in terms of space."Deutscher reminds us that when we plan to meet a friend "around" lunchtime, we are using a metaphor, since lunchtime doesn't have any physical sides. He similarly points out that time can not literally be "long" or "short" like a stick, nor "pass" like a train, or even go "forward" or "backward" any more than it goes sideways, diagonal or down.

Tales of Space and Time

Author : Herbert George Wells
Publisher : Mondial
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781595691200

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Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was an English writer best remembered today for his science fiction works. Wells and Jules Verne are each sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction". --- He has foretold many futures for us, some utterly abhorrent, others more or less attractive... There was, for example, "The Man Who Could Work Miracles": "his name was George McWhirter; ... he was a little man and had eyes of a hot brown, very erect red hair, a mustache with ends he twisted up, and freckles." This unpromising looking individual, and he was a blatant skeptic, too, becomes suddenly possessed of the power to make anything happen that he wills, but he finds the use of this mysterious gift by no means to his advantage. It brings him and others into all sorts of trouble, and only his renunciation of it saves the world from destruction. --- We shudder at the thought of humanity being suffocated on a blazing world as in "The Star", ... which is a little gem in its way without a superfluous word or a false tone... Those were the days when Mr. Wells was writing for pleasure. He was enabled to throw off in the early nineties a swift succession of short stories astonishingly varied in style and theme. As he became more experienced in the art of writing, or rather of marketing manuscripts, he seems to have regretted this youthful prodigality of bright ideas. Many of them he later worked over on a more extensive scale as the metallurgist goes back to a mine and with an improved process extracts more gold from the tailings and dump than the miner got out of the ore originally. --- In its power to forecast the future science finds both its validation and justification. By this alone it tests its conclusions and demonstrates its usefulness. In fact, the sole object of science is prophecy... The mind of the scientific man is directed forward and he has no use for history except as it gives him data by which to draw a curve that he may project into the future. It is, therefore, not a chance direction of his fancy that so many of Wells's books, both romances and studies, deal with the future. It is the natural result of his scientific training, which not only led him to a rich unworked field of fictional motives, but made him consider the problems of life from a novel and very illuminative point of view. (Edwin E. Slosson)

Tales of Space and Time "Annotated"

Author : Herbert George Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798662843028

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Tales of Space and Time is a fantasy and science fiction collection of three short stories and two novellas written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1897 and 1898. It was first published by Doubleday & McClure Co. in 1899. All the stories had first been published in various monthly periodicals and this was the first volume to collect these stories.

Tales of Space and Time Annotated

Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798531481955

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Tales of Space and Time Annotated by H. G. Wells Pdf

Tales of Space and Time is a fantasy and science fiction collection of three short stories and two novellas written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1897 and 1898. It was first published by Doubleday & McClure Co. in 1899. All the stories had first been published in various monthly periodicals and this was the first volume to collect these stories.

Tales of Space and Time

Author : H G Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798709219878

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Tales of Space and Time by H G Wells Pdf

Tales of Space and Time is a fantasy and science fiction collection of three short stories and two novellas written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1897 and 1898. It was first published by Doubleday & McClure Co. in 1899. All the stories had first been published in various monthly periodicals and this was the first volume to collect these stories.

Tales of Space and Time Illustrated

Author : H G Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798736364428

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Tales of Space and Time Illustrated by H G Wells Pdf

Tales of Space and Time is a fantasy and science fiction collection of three short stories and two novellas written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1897 and 1898. It was first published by Doubleday & McClure Co. in 1899. All the stories had first been published in various monthly periodicals and this was the first volume to collect these stories

Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Science Fiction Story

Author : H G Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798628254035

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Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Science Fiction Story by H G Wells Pdf

Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".

Tale of Space and Time Annotated

Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798463008855

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Tale of Space and Time Annotated by H. G. Wells Pdf

Tales of Space and Time is a fantasy and science fiction collection of three short stories and two novellas written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1897 and 1898. It was first published by Doubleday & McClure Co. in 1899.

Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Science Fiction

Author : H G Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798639310973

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Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Science Fiction by H G Wells Pdf

Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".

Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Science Fiction Anthologies

Author : H G Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798640366716

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Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Science Fiction Anthologies by H G Wells Pdf

Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".

Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Amazing Story

Author : H G Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798628254080

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Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".

Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Dystopian Fiction

Author : H G Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798640366747

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Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Dystopian Fiction by H G Wells Pdf

Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".

Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Classic Short Story

Author : H G Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798640366808

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Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Classic Short Story by H G Wells Pdf

Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".

Tales of Space and Time "Annotated" Most Popular Story

Author : H G Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798628253915

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Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".

Tales of Space and Time:(Annotated Edition)

Author : H. G Wells H.G Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798520694045

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This carefully crafted ebook: "Tales of Space and Time (The original 1899 edition of 3 short stories and 2 novellas)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Tales of Space and Time is a fantasy and science fiction collection of three short stories and two novellas written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1897 and 1898. It was first published by Doubleday & McClure Co. in 1899. All the stories had first been published in various monthly periodicals and this was the first volume to collect these stories. These are the stories contained in this collection showing the periodicals in which they were first published: 1."The Crystal Egg" (short story, The New Review, May 1897) 2.The Star" (short story, The Graphic, December 1897) 3."A Story of the Stone Age" (novella, The Idler, May-September 1897) comprising: "Ugh-Lomi and Uya", "The Cave Bear", "The First Horseman", "Uya the Lion", "The Fight in the Lion's Thicket" 4."A Story of the Days To Come" (novella, The Pall Mall Magazine, June-October 1897) comprising: "The Cure for Love", "The Vacant Country", "The Ways of the City", "Underneath", "Bindon Intervenes" 5."The Man Who Could Work Miracles" (short story, Illustrated London News, July 1898) Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is one person sometimes called "The Father of Science Fiction", as are Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau.