Author: Herbert George Wells
Publisher: Nabu Press
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9781289428662
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-11-25
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9780331927146
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from The War in the Air: And Particularly How Mr. Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted When they had made up the pavement of the High Street, they levelled that up so that one had to go down three steps into the shop. Tom did his best to sell only his own excellent but limited range of produce; but Progress came shoving things into his window, French artichokes and aubergines, foreign apples - apples from the State of New York, apples from California, apples from Canada, apples from New Zealand, pretty lookin' fruit, but not what I Should call English apples, said Tom bananas, unfamiliar nuts, grape fruits, mangoes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: H Wells
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2016-02-20
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9781530143368
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Like many of Wells's works the novel is notable for its prophetic ideas, images, and concepts-in this case, the use of the aircraft for the purpose of warfare and the coming of World War I. The novel's hero is Bert Smallways, a "forward-thinking young man" and a "kind of bicycle engineer of the let's-'ave-a-look-at-it and enamel-chipping variety."