The Croquet Player is a novel written by H.G. Wells. The story revolves around a young man named Edward Prendick, who is invited to play croquet with a group of wealthy and influential individuals. However, as he becomes more involved in their world, he begins to uncover dark secrets and sinister intentions. Prendick finds himself caught up in a dangerous game of power and manipulation, where the stakes are high and the consequences could be deadly. The novel explores themes of class, morality, and the corrupting influence ...
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The Croquet Player is a novel written by H.G. Wells. The story revolves around a young man named Edward Prendick, who is invited to play croquet with a group of wealthy and influential individuals. However, as he becomes more involved in their world, he begins to uncover dark secrets and sinister intentions. Prendick finds himself caught up in a dangerous game of power and manipulation, where the stakes are high and the consequences could be deadly. The novel explores themes of class, morality, and the corrupting influence of power. It is a gripping tale of suspense and intrigue that will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end.This is a new release of the original 1937 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Published in 1937, Wells had a vision of the world slipping into insanity. This short and well written book describes the insanity as a fog of evil and terror arising from race memory harking back to prehistoric times. Shall we fight this evil? Or shall we go on our merry way? The ambiguous ending offers the reader both and neither -- with just the slightest hint that perhaps the only sane thing to do is acknowledge evil and then quietly walk away. With the Spanish civil war in full swing and WWII just a couple of years off, readers have to wonder: what was H. G. Wells thinking?
