In the Days of the Comet Book Second Chapter Third Section 2-3

The H. G. Wells Library · Aug 22, 2026 · 16m · transcript

In which a venerable assembly of statesmen, awakened from their customary slumber of routine and empire, confront their bewilderment at the absence of a common purpose amidst the vast powers they wield, and begin to envision a clearing of the bewildering old world’s confusions. They find themselves casting aside the tangled conventions of property, governance, and social order, contemplating with a hopeful and simple courage the birth of new cities and a renewed humanity living freely and workfully in a cleansed and gracious world.