In the days of the comet

Description

H. G. Wells, in his 1906 In the Days of the Comet uses the vapors of a comet to trigger a deep and lasting change in humanity's perspective on themselves and the world. In the build-up to a great war, poor student William Leadford struggles against the harsh conditions the lower-class live under. He also falls in love with a middle-class girl named Nettie. But when he discovers that Nettie has eloped with a man of upper-class standing, William struggles with the betrayal, and in the disorder of his own mind decides to buy a revolver and kill them both. All through this a large comet lights the night sky with a green glow, bright enough that the street lamps are left unlit.

Description

H. G. Wells's classic tale of the last days of the old earth and the extraterrestrial Change that becomes the salvation of the human race.

Subjects

Genres

• Fiction

Series Statement

• Bison frontiers of imagination

Other Editions

• In the days of the cometUniversity of Nebraska Press2001-01-01
• In the Days of the CometpaperbackCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform1906-11-03
• In the days of the cometErnest Benn1927-01-01
• In the Days of the Comet (Watermill Classics)Library BindingTroll Communications1982-06-01
• In the Days of the CometPaperbackTroll Communications1997-01-01
• In the Days of the CometPaperbackWildside Press2004-03-01