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The H. G. Wells Library
A curious library stands open at the edge of time. Here, the worlds of H. G. Wells are not merely remembered but awakened, their voices carried once more across the invisible ether. The H. G. Wells Library presents complete readings of tales that peer into futures yet unborn, confront the machinery of progress, and question the destiny of humankind itself. From silent laboratories to distant planets, each episode invites the listener to wander as both observer and traveller, discovering…
Episodes
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The First Men in the Moon Chapter 7 - Sunrise on the Moon.
In which the dawn breaks over a vast lunar crater, unveiling a wild and desolate landscape of shadowed cliffs, ghostly mounds, and slowly awakening vapours…
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The First Men in the Moon Chapter 5 - The Journey to the Moon
In which the traveller and his companion embark upon their luminous journey through the void, observing the moon's stark and silent surface beneath their feet…
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The First Men in the Moon Chapter 6 - The Landing on the Moon
In which the travellers make their descent upon the lunar surface, contending with the strange sensations of weightlessness and the rough jolts of their…
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The First Men in the Moon Chapter 3 - The Building of the sphere
In which the brilliant Cavor reveals his ingenious concept of a spherical vessel coated with a miraculous material that nullifies gravity, promising a voyage…
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The First Men in the Moon Chapter 4 - Inside the Sphere
In which two gentlemen prepare themselves within a curious glass sphere, contemplating the solitude and strange sensations that accompany their impending…
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The First Men in the Moon Chapter 1 - Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne
In which a chance meeting unfolds between two singularly different men, one a struggling playwright seeking solitude in the Kentish marshes, the other an…
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The First Men in the Moon Chapter 2 - The First Making of Cavorite
In which an extraordinary material named Cavorite is inadvertently created amid a violent upheaval that reshapes the tranquil countryside and tests the resolve…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 15 Part 2
In which a man and a woman, fraught with deep emotion and conflicted allegiances, meet in secret and confront the harrowing reality of their entangled…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 14 Part 2
In which the narrator confesses a painful truth to Margaret, confronting the unsettling consequences of scandal with a mixture of sorrow and resolve, while…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 15 Part 1
In which the narrator experiences a profound emotional crisis following separation from Isabel, revealing the stark gulf between lofty ideals and the coarse…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 13 Part 2
In which the narrator reflects on the failure of conventional morality to restrain passionate love between himself and Isabel, capturing the profound…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 14 Part 1
In which the narrator and Isabel grapple with the tender complexities of their relationship amid rising political success and mounting social scandal…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 12
In which the narrator reflects candidly on the intricate entanglements of sex, marriage, and the evolving role of women within the social and political spheres…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 13 Part 1
In which the narrator reflects with candid introspection on the gradual and complex development of a profound intellectual and emotional bond with Isabel…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 11
In which a gentleman, stirred by a vision of intellectual and political renewal, decides to cross the floor of the House of Commons, precipitating a poignant…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 10 Part 2
In which the narrator reflects on the muddled state of British imperial policy, the nature of the aristocracy, and the conflicted moods of a man wrestling with…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 10 Part 1
In which a thoughtful mind wrestles with the limitations of party Liberalism and the prospects of an aristocracy defined not by privilege but by understanding…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 9 Part 2
In which the subtle complexity of political parties and the human contradictions within them are carefully examined, as the narrator reflects on his encounters…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 8 Part 2
In which the narrator introduces the spirited and unconventional Isabel Rivers, whose lively presence and sharp intellect enliven the early political campaign…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 9 Part 1
In which a young statesman contemplates the layered complexities of personal ambition and public life, revealing the tension between outward success and a…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 7
In which the narrator and Margaret, newlywed and brimming with idealistic plans for public service, spend a serene honeymoon in Venice amid art and quiet…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 8 Part 1
In which a newly married couple settles into a charming Westminster home, balancing the delights of domestic arrangements with the earnest social engagements…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 6 Part 1
In which the narrator, now a determined man of letters navigating the vibrant and often relentless social and political worlds of London, renews acquaintance…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 6 Part 2
In which we witness the reintroduction of Margaret into the narrator’s world, a gentle and earnest figure amidst the social swirl of London and its varied…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 5 Part 1
In which we are introduced to the industrial heart of Staffordshire through the eyes of a young man recently come of age, where stark contrasts between wealth…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 5 Part 2
In which the narrator observes the comfortable, carefree lives of his cousins, their innocent flirtations, and their indifference to social issues, before…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 4 Part 2
In which a young man’s early certainty about social and political revolutions gives way to the sober realisation of the complex realities underpinning society…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 4 Part 3
In which two young men embark upon an Alpine journey that stirs their aspirations for social service and the betterment of England, pondering the vast…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 3 Part 2
In which a reflective narrator recalls his public school days, poignantly contrasting the antiquated classical curriculum and ritualistic school life with the…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 4 Part 1
In which the narrator reflects upon the intricate and evolving landscape of youthful thought, grappling with the mysterious allure of sex and beauty amid the…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 2 Part 2
In which a restless father vents his frustration upon the follies of domestic gardening, delivering a sombre monologue on the burdens of property and the…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 3 Part 1
In which a young boy’s schooldays unfold amidst the bustling suburbs of London, shadowed by a quiet and distant home life shaped by his mother’s rigid faith…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 1
In which a restless man, reflecting on the shadow of Machiavelli and the vanished age of princely power, contemplates the immense complexities of modern…
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The New Machiavelli Chapter 2 Part 1
In which a young boy, gifted with finely crafted wooden bricks and lead soldiers, builds vast and intricate empires upon a worn oilcloth floor, enlivened by…
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The Invisible Man Chapters 27-28
In which Kemp receives a chilling letter from the Invisible Man, signalling a sinister new phase of terror, and attempts to fortify his home against the…
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The Invisible Man Chapter 23
In which the Invisible Man recounts his desperate efforts to clothe and disguise himself, seeking refuge in a dilapidated costumer’s shop while grappling with…
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The Invisible Man Chapters 24-26
In which the Invisible Man, betrayed and thwarted by Kemp, escapes into a frantic fury, prompting a swift and determined manhunt that unleashes a tense and…
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The Invisible Man Chapter 20
In which a weary scholar recounts the painful and solitary process by which he achieved his astonishing discovery, grappling with the physical horrors it…
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The Invisible Man Chapters 21-22
In which the Invisible Man ventures forth into the bustling streets of London, confronting the unexpected perils of exposure and detection as his unseen…
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The Invisible Man Chapters 15-17
In which a terrified and fleeing man known as Marvel seeks refuge from the Invisible Man’s pursuit, prompting a tense confrontation at the Jolly Cricketers…
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The Invisible Man Chapters 18-19
In which the Invisible Man, worn and wary, reveals to Kemp the truth of his invisibility through a detailed discourse on the optical principles and…
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The Invisible Man Chapters 11-12
In which the curious visitors at the inn uncover strange, cryptic diaries amid their cautious inquiries, only to be confronted abruptly by a forceful and…
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The Invisible Man Chapters 13-14
In which a beleaguered gentleman, burdened with secret books and a mysterious companion, furtively traverses country lanes under the cloak of fading dusk…
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The Invisible Man Chapters 5-7
In which a mysterious and disruptive visitor at the village inn defies explanation, inciting alarm and bewilderment with his uncanny ability to vanish and…
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The Invisible Man Chapters 8-10
In which a disconcerting voice issues from the empty downs, unsettling the naturalist Gibbons, and Mr. Thomas Marvel encounters a most extraordinary and…
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The Invisible Man Chapters 3-4
In which a mysterious, heavily bandaged stranger arrives in the quiet village of Iping, unpacking an array of curious chemical bottles and setting to work with…
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The Invisible Man Chapters 1-2
In which a mysterious and heavily bandaged stranger arrives at the secluded “Coach and Horses” inn during a fierce winter, instantly arousing the curiosity and…