Originally published in 1897, Thirty Strange Stories contains such well-known stories as “The Triumphs of a Taxidermist,” about the outrageous exploits, both authentic and fraudulent, of a taxidermist, who then reappears in “A Deal of Ostriches,” a tale of a con man’s exploitation of human greed after one of five ostriches swallows a precious diamond. Also included are “The Stolen Bacillus” about an anarchist who plans to release what he believes is a cholera bacillus into London's water supply, and “The Red Room,” the horrifying story of a man trapped in a haunted room, but haunted by what? With twenty-six more stories besides, this is a must-have for any fan of Wells’s short fiction.
Originally published in 1897, Thirty Strange Stories contains such well-known stories as “The Triumphs of a Taxidermist,” about the outrageous exploits, both authentic and fraudulent, of a taxidermist, who then reappears in “A Deal of Ostriches,” a tale of a con man’s exploitation of human greed after one of five ostriches swallows a precious diamond. Also included are “The Stolen Bacillus” about an anarchist who plans to release what he believes is a cholera bacillus into London's water supply, and “The Red Room,” the horrifying story of a man trapped in a haunted room, but haunted by what? With twenty-six more stories besides, this is a must-have for any fan of Wells’s short fiction.
Thirty Strange Stories (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
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Thirty Strange Stories (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781411464759 |
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| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication date: | 12/19/2011 |
| Series: | Barnes & Noble Digital Library |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 516 |
| File size: | 524 KB |
| Age Range: | 3 Months to 18 Years |
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