H. G. Wells

Tales of the Unexpected (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The man with the white face entered the carriage at Rugby. He moved slowly in spite of the urgency of his porter, and even while he was still on the platform I noted how ill he seemed. He dropped into the corner over against me with a sigh, made an incomplete attempt to arrange his travelling shawl, and became motionless, with his eyes staring vacantly. Presently he was moved by a sense of my observation, looked up at me, and put out a spiritless hand for his newspaper. Then he glanced again in my direction. I feigned to read. I feared I had unwittingly embarrassed him, and in a moment I was surprised to find him speaking. ‘ I beg your pardon?’ said I. ‘ That book,’ he repeated, pointing a lean finger, ‘is about dreams.’ ‘ Obviously,’ I answered, for it was Fortnum-Roscoe’s Dream States , and the title was on the cover. He hung silent for a space as if he sought words. ‘Yes,’ he said, at last, ‘but they tell you nothing.’ I did not catch his meaning for a second. ‘ They don’t know,’ he added. I looked a little more attentively at his face. ‘ There are dreams,’ he said, ‘and dreams.’

Produktdetails

• Verlag: PubMe
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9791220852920
• Artikelnr.: 62696512

Autorenporträt

Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 - 13 August 1946) was an English author. He was born in Bromley, Kent. He wrote about 50 books. He was one of the inventors of science fiction, and also wrote novels and utopias. He wrote books such as The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The War of the Worlds. He also explained how the things he wrote about could actually happen. Some of his books have been made into movies.