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H. G. Wells. Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
Table of Contents
THE REMARKABLE CASE OF DAVIDSON’S EYES
I
II
III
IV
V
THE MOTH
Footnote
THE STORY OF THE LATE MR ELVESHAM
UNDER THE KNIFE
THE PLATTNER STORY
THE CRYSTAL EGG
THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES
A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON
THE NEW ACCELERATOR
THE DOOR IN THE WALL
I
II
III
IV
THE APPLE
THE TEMPTATION OF HARRINGAY
MR SKELMERSDALE IN FAIRYLAND
THE STORY OF THE INEXPERIENCED GHOST
THE STOLEN BODY
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H. G. Wells
Published by Good Press, 2022
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Something about the head and body of the insect became singularly suggestive of Pawkins, just as the chess king had been.
‘Confound Pawkins!’ said Hapley. ‘But I must catch this.’ And looking round him for some means of capturing the moth, he rose slowly out of his chair. Suddenly the insect rose, struck the edge of the lamp-shade—Hapley heard the ‘ping’—and vanished into the shadow.
