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The World Set Free

by H. G. Wells

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First published: 1914
Pages: 166

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Prelude
0:56
Chapter 1, The Sun Snarers, part one
39:29
Chapter 1, The Sun Snarers, part two
37:58
Chapter 2, The Last War, part one
45:58
Chapter 2, The Last War, part two
51:21
Chapter 3, The Ending of War, part one
59:00
Chapter 3, The Ending of War, part two
39:26
Chapter 4, The New Phase, part one
55:03
Chapter 4, The New Phase, part two
36:07
Chapter 5, The Last Days of Marcus Karenin, part one
36:09
Chapter 5, The Last Days of Marcus Karenin, part two
33:56

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Decades before the Manhattan Project, H. G. Wells imagined a war fought with atomic bombs, crude devices that keep burning and leave the ground poisoned for years. The story tracks the discovery of atomic energy, a catastrophic global conflict he places in the 1950s, and the wreckage that forces survivors to choose between endless barbarism and a united world government. Wells drew on the real physics of his day and even coined the phrase 'atomic bomb.' First published in 1914, the book is part prophecy and part argument, more interested in ideas about power and politics than in individual characters. Its warning would land with unsettling accuracy three decades later. This free PDF and EPUB edition preserves the complete text.

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H. G. Wells

Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography.