The World Set Free illustrated

By: Wells, H. G.

The World Set Free is a novel written in 1913 and published in 1914 by H. G. Wells. 1] The book is based on a prediction of a more destructive and uncontrollable sort of weapon than the world has yet seen. 2] 3] 4] It had appeared first in serialised form with a different ending as A Prophetic Trilogy, consisting of three books: A Trap to Catch the Sun, The Last War in the World and The World Set Free. 5]A frequent theme of Wells's work, as in his 1901 nonfiction book Anticipations, was the history of humans' mastery of power and energy through technological advance, seen as a determinant of human progress. The novel begins: "The history of mankind is the history of the attainment of external power. Man is the tool-using, fire-making animal.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1659101603
• ISBN13: 9781659101607
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"