I generally enjoyed the stories by H.G. Wells. The short stories were slightly dark and the endings always had a twist. The writing style and plots encouraged you to think outside the story itself. I would recommend reading this collection when you have the time or the inclination to delve into a story and contemplate the meaning of it. These are not stories meant to be read lightly. ( )

Four stars might be a bit high, maybe 3.5 but i've read a lot of short story collections lately so i might be grading on a curve. This is a good varied collection of murders, wars, dreams and metaphors.

Country of the Blind is obviously the best story and has its own title collection. ( )

Wells entendía que un relato fantástico debe incluir un solo hecho fantástico; esa opinión corresponde a una época incrédula, que no se entrega fácilmente a lo maravilloso.(…)
Lamento haber descubierto a Wells a principios de nuestro siglo: querría poder descubrirlo ahora para sentir aquella deslumbrada y, a veces, terrible felicidad.

Would-be tyrant fails
hungry machine has a snack
sadly, earth is missed. ( )

stunning facsimile
printed on mould made paper with beautiful illustrations
387/1000 ( )