In the Days of the Comet by H.G. Wells Paperback Book 9789357278263

In H G Wells science fiction book In the Days of the Comet 1906 when a comet forces quotquotthe nitrogen of the air the ancient azotequotquot to quotquottransform out of itselfquotquot mankind is quotquotexaltedquotquot As a result there is peace on earth and goodwill toward all people Our atmosphere is one of happiness and beauty The prologue and epilogue of quotquotThe Man Who Wrote in the Towerquotquot are written by an unidentified narrator In Book I William quotquotWilliequotquot Leadford who was quotquotthird in the office staff of Rawdons potbank a facility where pottery is created in Claytonquotquot leaves his employment at the same moment that industrial Britain is devastated by a slump brought on by American dumping Leadford who was converted to socialism by his friend quotquotParloadquotquot attributes his miserable living situation on racial injustice The exact date of the incident is unknown Leadford awakens at the beginning of Book II when he is intensely aware of the beauty in the world and has a kind and giving attitude toward other people Verrall Leadford and Nettie have a passionate conversation about their futures at the start of Book III By her...