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...
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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
Title; Contents; Prologue - The Man Who Wrote in the Tower; BOOK THE FIRST - THE COMET; Chapter the First - Dust in the Shadows; Chapter the Second - Nettie; Chapter the Third - The Revolver; Chapter the Fourth - War; Chapter the Fifth - The Pursuit of the Two Lovers; BOOK THE SECOND - THE GREEN VAPORS; Chapter the First - The Change; Chapter the Second - The Awakening; Chapter the Third - The Cabinet Council; BOOK THE THIRD - THE NEW WORLD; Chapter the First - Love After the Change; Chapter the Second - My Mother's Last Days; Chapter the Third - Beltane and New Year's Eve
