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The stolen bacillus by hg wells5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() In the Avu Observatory An atmospheric tale of a lone astronomer in his pitch black observatory battling with a mysterious beast that intrudes into his working nightĪ Deal in Ostriches One of the five ostriches being exported on board a ship has swallowed a diamond, but which one was it and a bidding war develops with passengers trying to secure the bird of their choice. Many involve natural science of some kind, but it is not Well's intention to baffle his readers and he never lets the science get in the way of a good story. None of them are without interest and a few can still enthral readers in the 21 century. ![]() Wells proved himself to be a master of the short story format and these fifteen stories must have delighted his readers at the time. ![]() These short stories by H G Wells were collected and published in book form in 1895, they had previously appeared in The Pall Mall Budget and The Pall Mall Gazette (two of the many literary magazines in existence at the time) in 18. ![]()
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