The World Set Free Chapter 1 - The Sun Snarers Part 2

The H. G. Wells Library · Sep 19, 2026 · 37m · transcript

In which a young man of modest talents and modern ideas recounts his slow immersion from privileged ease into the harsh realities of social upheaval and unemployment during a time of rapid technological change and blurred certainties. With a keen eye on the shifting landscapes of London and the lives of its dispossessed, he reflects thoughtfully on the need for new forms of intelligence and governance amidst the restless tides of human struggle.