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Beschreibung
Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin, it is my good friend Professor Gibberne. I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done. He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life. And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days. I have tasted the stuff now several times, and I cannot do better than describe the effect the thing had on me.
Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin, it is my good friend Professor Gibberne. I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite to the extent that he has done. He has really, this time at any rate, without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionise human life. And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the stresses of these pushful days. I have tasted the stuff now several times, and I cannot do better than describe the effect the thing had on me.
Über den Autor
H.G. Wells (1866-1946) was an author of science-fiction works-including The War of the Worlds and Star Begotten-who had significant influence on society's vision of the future.H.G. Wells was born Herbert George Wells on September 21, 1866, in Bromley, England. He was educated at a private school in Bromley, Midhurst Grammar School; and the Normal School of Science, now the Royal College of Science, London [...] parents were shopkeepers from a working-class background. His father's shop failed and the family struggled financially. His two older brothers were apprenticed to a draper and his mother was employed on an estate as a housekeeper. It was there that H.G. discovered, in the owner's extensive library, the works of Jonathan Swift and other important writers of the Enlightenment, including [...] a teen-ager, Wells was apprenticed as a draper, but eventually quit. He became a teacher and won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science, London University, where he studied a variety of subjects, including physics, chemistry, astronomy and [...]' first novel, The Time Machine, became an overnight literary success when it was published in 1895. It was quickly followed by The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897) and The War of the Worlds (1898). These are all considered to be early examples of science fiction and today, many consider him to be the "father" of the literary genre.H.G. Wells died on August 13, 1946 in London, England.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781787246584
ISBN-10: 1787246582
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Wells, H. G.
Hersteller: Fantastica
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 133 x 2 mm
Von/Mit: H. G. Wells
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.06.2018
Gewicht: 0,041 kg
Artikel-ID: 123672053

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