The dream: A novel
by H. G. Wells
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About This Book
What would a man from a fortieth-century utopia make of Edwardian England? In this, one of Wells's funniest and most perceptive scientific romances, the bewildered here, Sarnac, basking in a sunny, trouble-free world, is hurtled back 2000 years into the gaslit gloom of the streets of London - and into the life of the splendid Henry Mortimer Smith, a character to rival Mr Polly. Henry, a chemist's apprentice, is destined for greatness as a publishing tycoon, whisked along by his wilful sister Fanny and hindered only by his wayward loves. Looking back from the future, 'The Dream' is a wonderfull...
Chapters (11)
- THE DREAM
- PART I How Harry Mortimer Smith Was Made
- CHAPTER THE FIRST THE EXCURSION
- CHAPTER THE SECOND THE BEGINNING OF THE DREAM
- CHAPTER THE THIRD MISFORTUNES COME UPON THE SMITH FAMILY
- CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE WIDOW SMITH MOVES TO LONDON
- PART II The Loves and Death of Harry Mortimer Smith
- CHAPTER THE FIFTH FANNY DISCOVERS HERSELF
- CHAPTER THE SIXTH MARRIAGE IN WAR TIME
- CHAPTER THE SEVENTH LOVE AND DEATH
- CHAPTER THE EIGHTH THE EPILOGUE
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