The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
H. G. Wells
Read by Peter Yearsley
A collection of Wells' short stories, with a short introductory essay by the author- "Essentially it is a miscellany of inventions, many of which were very pleasant to write; and its end is more than attained if some of them are refreshing and agreeable to read. I have now re-read them all, and I am glad to think I wrote them. I like them, but I cannot tell how much the associations of old happinesses gives them a flavour for me. I make no claims for them and no apology; they will be read as long as people read them." (From the author's Introduction.)
H.G. Wells is best known as a writer of science fiction; "The Country of the Blind and Other Stories" is a collection only incidentally touched by science. (18 hr 2 min)
Chapters
Introduction | 14:23 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Jilting of Jane | 17:18 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Cone | 29:27 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Stolen Bacillus | 17:09 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Flowering of the Strange Orchid | 20:02 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
In the Avu Observatory | 17:40 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Aepyornis Island | 28:55 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes | 25:31 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Lord of the Dynamos | 24:50 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Moth | 28:33 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Treasure in the Forest | 20:09 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Story of the late Mr. Elvesham | 47:08 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Under the Knife | 40:02 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Sea Raiders | 26:03 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Obliterated Man | 22:42 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Plattner Story | 54:54 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Red Room | 23:55 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Purple Pileus | 30:06 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
A Slip Under the Microscope | 49:05 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Crystal Egg | 47:43 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Star | 31:40 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Man Who Could Work Miracles | 43:38 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
A Vision of Judgement | 8:31 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Jimmy Goggles the god | 29:13 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Miss Winchelsea's Heart | 47:48 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
A Dream of Armageddon | 1:03:40 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Valley of Spiders | 26:18 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The New Accelerator | 35:31 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Truth about Pyecraft | 23:23 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Magic Shop | 26:05 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Empire of the Ants | 37:47 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Door in the Wall | 46:57 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Country of the Blind | 1:03:59 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
The Beautiful Suit | 12:25 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Reviews
A very good collection of Wells, Read by Peter Yearsly.
Jim Hartman
Fine collection of stories from HE.g.p.G. H G WELLS, reas by PeterxY Y earsly. one of my favorite readers. worth the dowdownload.
Ct Tc
interesting mix of stories from a matter story teller.