{"product_id":"the-country-of-the-blind-and-other-stories-isbn-9780141441986","title":"The Country of the Blind and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe early short stories of an essential 20th century literary personage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHerbert George Wells was perhaps best known as the author of such classic works of science fiction as \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e. But it was in his short stories, written when he was a young man embarking on a literary career, that he first explored the enormous potential of the scientific discoveries of the day. He described his stories as \"a miscellany of inventions,\" yet his enthusiasm for science was tempered by an awareness of its horrifying destructive powers and the threat it could pose to the human race. A consummate storyteller, he made fantastic creatures and machines entirely believable; and, by placing ordinary men and women in extraordinary situations, he explored, with humor, what it means to be alive in a century of rapid scientific progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cb\u003eH.G. Wells\u003c\/b\u003e was a professional writer and journalist, who published more than a hundred books, including novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. Wells's prophetic imagination was first displayed in pioneering works of science fiction, but later he became an apostle of socialism, science and progress. His controversial views on sexual equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Parrinder\u003c\/b\u003e has written on H.G. Wells, science fiction, James Joyce and the history of the English novel. Since 1986 he has been Professor of English at the University of Reading. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e is a Librarian at the University of Sheffield with a particular interest in science fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Gaiman\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than twenty books, and is the recipient of numerous literary honors. Originally from England, he now lives in America.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300856549605,"sku":"NP9780141441986","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780141441986.jpg?v=1767738846","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-country-of-the-blind-and-other-stories-isbn-9780141441986","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}