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H.G. Wells: In the Days of the Comet
- Narrated by: Roger Wood
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 11-25-15
- Language: English
- Publisher: Lgt Publishing
Regular price: $19.95
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Publisher's Summary
In the Days of the Comet by H. G. Wells, humanity is exalted. A comet changes the world forevermore. Happiness and beauty are our atmosphere; there is peace on Earth and good will to all men.
I saw a gray-haired man, a figure of hale age, sitting at a desk and writing. He seemed to be in a room in a tower very high so that through the tall window on his left, one perceived only distances - a remote horizon of sea, a headland, and that vague haze and glitter in the sunset that many miles away marks a city.
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- Ben Harrison
- Sarasota, Fl USA
- 07-22-16
Provocative combination of novel and tract.
This is marred by error filled narration. Skip this version. It's almost impossible to listen to. Read the Kindle edition.
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