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    A Dream of Armageddon
    A Dream of Armageddon
    A Dream of Armageddon
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    A Dream of Armageddon

    By Herbert George Wells

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    "A Dream of Armageddon" is a short story by H. G. Wells which was first published in 1901 in the British weekly magazine "Black and White".
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaperless
    Release dateDec 28, 2016
    ISBN9788822882141
    A Dream of Armageddon
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    Herbert George Wells

    Herbert George Wells (meist abgekürzt H. G. Wells; * 21. September 1866 in Bromley; † 13. August 1946 in London) war ein englischer Schriftsteller und Pionier der Science-Fiction-Literatur. Wells, der auch Historiker und Soziologe war, schrieb u. a. Bücher mit Millionenauflage wie Die Geschichte unserer Welt. Er hatte seine größten Erfolge mit den beiden Science-Fiction-Romanen (von ihm selbst als „scientific romances“ bezeichnet) Der Krieg der Welten und Die Zeitmaschine. Wells ist in Deutschland vor allem für seine Science-Fiction-Bücher bekannt, hat aber auch zahlreiche realistische Romane verfasst, die im englischen Sprachraum nach wie vor populär sind.

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      A Dream of Armageddon - Herbert George Wells

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      A Dream of Armageddon

      A Dream of Armageddon

      The man with the white face entered the carriage at Rugby. He moved slowly in spite of the urgency of his porter, and even while he was still on the platform I noted how ill he seemed. He dropped into the corner over against me with a sigh, made an incomplete attempt to arrange his travelling shawl, and became motionless, with his eyes staring vacantly. Presently he was moved by a sense of my observation, looked up at me, and put out a spiritless hand for his newspaper. Then he glanced again in my direction.

      I feigned to read. I feared I had unwittingly embarrassed him, and in a moment I was surprised to find him speaking.

      I beg your pardon? said I.

      That book, he repeated, pointing a lean finger, is about dreams.

      Obviously, I answered, for it was Fortnum-Roscoe's Dream States, and the title was on the cover.

      He hung silent for a space as if he sought words. Yes, he said, at last, but they tell you nothing.

      I did not catch his meaning for a second.

      They don't know, he added.

      I looked a little more attentively at his face.

      There are dreams, he said, and dreams. That sort of proposition I never dispute. I suppose---- he hesitated. Do you ever dream? I mean vividly.

      I dream very little, I answered. I doubt if I have three vivid dreams in a year.

      Ah! he said, and seemed for a moment to collect his thoughts.

      Your dreams don't mix with your memories? he asked abruptly. You don't find yourself in doubt: did this happen or did it not?

      Hardly ever. Except just for a momentary hesitation now and then. I suppose few people do.

      "Does he say----" he indicated the book.

      Says it happens at times and gives the usual explanation about intensity of impression and the like to account for its not happening as a rule. I suppose you know something of these theories----

      Very little--except that they are wrong.

      His emaciated hand played with the strap of the window for a time. I prepared to resume reading, and that seemed to precipitate his next remark. He leant forward almost as though he would touch me.

      Isn't there something called consecutive dreaming--that goes on night after night?

      I believe there is. There are cases given in most books on mental trouble.

      Mental trouble! Yes. I daresay there are. It's the right place for them. But what I mean---- He looked at his bony knuckles. "Is that sort of thing always dreaming? Is it dreaming? Or is it something else? Mightn't it be something else?"

      I should have snubbed his persistent conversation but for the drawn anxiety of his face. I remember now the look of his faded eyes and the lids red stained--perhaps you know that look.

      I'm not just arguing about a matter of opinion,

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