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    Under the Knife
    Under the Knife
    Under the Knife
    Audiobook38 minutes

    Under the Knife

    Written by H. G. Wells

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    About this audiobook

    Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer, now best remembered for his science fiction novels and often credited as being the father of science fiction.

    'Under the Knife' is an eerie firsthand account by a patient of a surgical operation he experiences, which he already knows he will not survive.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateSep 20, 2016
    ISBN9781509421121
    Under the Knife
    Author

    H. G. Wells

    H. G. Wells (1866-1946) is best remembered for his science fiction novels, which are considered classics of the genre, including The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was born in Bromley, Kent, and worked as a teacher, before studying biology under Thomas Huxley in London.

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