THE
PLATTNER STORY
AND OTHERS
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
- The Stolen Bacillus
- The Wonderful Visit
- The Wheels of Chance
- The Island of Doctor Moreau
- The Time Machine
THE
PLATTNER STORY
AND OTHERS
BY
H. G. WELLS
METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET, W.C.
LONDON
1897
TO
MY FATHER
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| THE PLATTNER STORY | 2 |
| THE ARGONAUTS OF THE AIR | 29 |
| THE STORY OF THE LATE MR. ELVESHAM | 47 |
| IN THE ABYSS | 71 |
| THE APPLE | 94 |
| UNDER THE KNIFE | 106 |
| THE SEA-RAIDERS | 126 |
| POLLOCK AND THE PORROH MAN | 142 |
| THE RED ROOM | 165 |
| THE CONE | 179 |
| THE PURPLE PILEUS | 196 |
| THE JILTING OF JANE | 213 |
| IN THE MODERN VEIN | 224 |
| A CATASTROPHE | 239 |
| THE LOST INHERITANCE | 252 |
| THE SAD STORY OF A DRAMATIC CRITIC | 262 |
| A SLIP UNDER THE MICROSCOPE | 274 |
THE PLATTNER STORY
Whether the story of Gottfried Plattner isto be credited or not, is a pretty questionin the value of evidence. On the one hand,we have seven witnesses—to be perfectly exact, weha
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