In The Days Of The Comet is a science fiction novel written by H.G. Wells. The story is set in the early 20th century and revolves around a man named William Leadford who lives in the fictional town of Lympne in Kent, England. Leadford is a socialist who is disillusioned with the state of society and the world. He is in love with a woman named Nettie, but she is engaged to someone else.The novel begins with the appearance of a comet in the sky, which is visible to the entire world. The comet has a strange effect on people, ...
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In The Days Of The Comet is a science fiction novel written by H.G. Wells. The story is set in the early 20th century and revolves around a man named William Leadford who lives in the fictional town of Lympne in Kent, England. Leadford is a socialist who is disillusioned with the state of society and the world. He is in love with a woman named Nettie, but she is engaged to someone else.The novel begins with the appearance of a comet in the sky, which is visible to the entire world. The comet has a strange effect on people, causing them to become more peaceful, cooperative, and loving. This leads to a transformation of society, with people working together for the common good and the end of war and conflict.Leadford is initially skeptical of the comet's effects, but he eventually comes to embrace the new world it has created. He becomes a leader in the new society and works to spread its message to others. However, he soon discovers that not everyone is happy with the changes brought about by the comet. There are those who want to return to the old ways and are willing to use violence to do so.In The Days Of The Comet is a thought-provoking novel that explores themes of love, social justice, and the nature of humanity. It is a classic work of science fiction that continues to be relevant today.I thought the comet no more than a nuisance then because I wanted to talk of other matters. But Parload was full of it. My head was hot, I was feverish with interlacing annoyances and bitterness, I wanted to relieve my heart by some romantic rendering of my troubles -- and I gave but little heed to the things he told me. It was the first time I had heard of this new speck among the countless specks of heaven, and I did not care if I never heard of the thing again.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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When I first picked up this book I thought it was going to be an apocalyptic novel. I assumed a comet hitting the earth would wreak devastation. It turned out to be a utopian novel. The comet is not a solid mass, as we know comets to be, but rather a ball of gas. This gas changes the nature of earth's atmosphere and thereby the nature of humanity. Most of the book concerns the lead character's search for revenge against the girl who jilted him. After the comet strike all such negative emotions as anger, fear, jealousy and hatred are eliminated from the human psyche. The remainder of the book is about how the narrator finds peace and happiness. There is an odd prologue in which Wells seems to be having a vision of an old man writing the story. Then there is an epilogue in which Wells is a bit taken aback at just how different the utopia is from our reality.
