Book Request

[jhennig]

Does anyone know where I can get a .pdf version of the short story, "The Land of the Blind" by H. G. Wells? I haven't done any extensive searching fo rit, but in about five minutes of googling and searching a few ebook sites, I haven't found it.

[ADBrown]

You probably couldn't find it because the actual title appears to be "The Country of the Blind."

http://www.litrix.com/cblind/cblin001.htm

It's not PDF, but there are converters available.

[jhennig]

well that's a good reason for me not being able to find it... thanks alot! By the way, if you get a chance, I reccomend that you read it. H. G. Wells is an excellant writer.

[Don't Panic!]

http://esspc-ebooks.com/ppcindex.htm is a good MSReader H.G resource. Have you heard the Old Time Radio version of the story? There are several MP3 versions available.

[Jorgen]

PDF, Reader, iSilo ... versions
http://www.blackmask.com/cgi-bin/newlinks/page.cgi?g=Detailed%2F10540.html&d=1

Blackmask has all of Well's books. And, yes, he is a brilliant writer.

Jorgen

[dMores]

hmm ... i must disagree.
i decided to read "war of the worlds" when the movie came out, so i could compare and/or get the original story before it's digested by hollywood.

i must say, i really had to push myself to continue reading.
not sure if it was the book alone, or if it's wells' style, but i felt like i was reading a paper from a 10th grade kid.

i know, the language is old etc, but that didn't bother me. it was just ... childish.

sorry if i cause an uproar, but i had to share my thoughts :)

[jhennig]

http://esspc-ebooks.com/ppcindex.htm is a good MSReader H.G resource. Have you heard the Old Time Radio version of the story? There are several MP3 versions available.

No I haven't, however, it looks like I will be within the next day or two. :)

[Jorgen]

dmores, then try The Island of Dr. Moreau http://www.blackmask.com/cgi-bin/newlinks/page.cgi?g=Detailed%2F601.html&d=1

Jorgen

[dMores]

i read it a long time ago.
if i remember correctly, i enjoyed it!
hmm ... ok, i guess the style of "war of the worlds" was special to that book. thanks for pointing this out to me!
guess i'll give wells "another chance" :)

[Steve Jordan]

I also decided to reread "War of the Worlds" before the movie came out. It's true, it reads like you're sitting in the Drawing room listening to an old British Colonel tell of his exploits in the Boer War, and it can be an effort to wrap your head around it if you're not familiar with or used to that style. (I personally wouldn't consider it juvenile, though...)

A lot of Arthur C. Clarke reads like that, too (he must have read a lot of Wells!). But I like the style, as long as it doesn't get too deep into extended personal introspection, which can get tedious mighty fast.

[Jorgen]

The Time Machine is another of his great books. He even describes what the earth looks like at the end of time.

Perhaps Well's novels should be read having at the back of ones mind that he originated most of the concepts: attack from Mars, time machines, genetic modification (well, he used "up-breeding" [Dr Moreau]), travelling to the moon, travelling on a comet, "cryogenics"-problems [When the sleeper awakes], using flying machines in a war (balloons as the aeroplace was but a rumour when he wrote the book) etc. Other of his novels, such as Ann Veronica is about new concepts like womens liberation. A number of them are about the status science should have in society etc. etc.

I grew up with many of his books when the Russians sent up the Sputnik so I am probably hopelessly biased before I start reading them.

Jorgen