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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Original Illustrations from Strand Magazine,
By Patrick Moore LMT BA (Tucson, Arizona) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells (Hardcover)
from title page:"The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells From Rare, Original, Illustrated Magazines including the complete novels THE WAR OF THE WORLDS THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES ...the short stories THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND THE EMPIRE OF THE ANTS THE VALLEY OF SPIDERS THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES ...and many more Selected by Alan K. Russell. Castle Books 1978 This book is not for sale outside the United States. Sales abroad may violate copyright laws of other countries." This collection was first printed in 1978 exactly 80 years after the original articles were printed in Strand Magazine in 1898, so the copyrights had just expired. So this book gives us what appear to be good quality scans from the original magazines preserving the actual page formatting --two columns-- with the original pen-ink illustrations. Wow! What a way to experience these stories, as if you held the original magazines. The period illustrations make it easier for me to really be there in the mind of Wells at that time. My favorite in this collection is "First Men In The Moon." On his way back from the moon the narrator wonders, "what am I" and gives a very cool description of the essence of a being apart from his role in history. five stars for Wells, five stars for the compilation five stars for the illustrations! |
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The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells by H. G. Wells (Hardcover - March 7, 2012)
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