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The Crystal Egg
by
H.G. Wells
From "The Crystal Egg": There was, until a year ago, a little and very grimy-looking shop near Seven Dials over which, in weather-worn yellow lettering, the name of "C. Cave, Naturalist and Dealer in Antiquities," was inscribed. The contents of its window were curiously variegated. They comprised some elephant tusks and an imperfect set of chessmen, beads and weapons, a bo...more
Hardcover, 108 pages
Published
September 1st 2006
by Alan Rodgers Books
(first published 1897)
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'The Crystal Egg' by H.G. Wells
Hmm.... well, this guy whose name is Cave has this antique shop, he's a naturalist and deals in some pretty weird stuff like stuffed animals and the like. He had these oddities in his showcase together with a strange egg-shaped crystal. Two odd guys show up one day really interested in the egg, Cave refuses to sell it because he thinks, oh yes he thinks, that something really strange is attached to it............
Oh, by the way, this edition also contains other of W...more
Hmm.... well, this guy whose name is Cave has this antique shop, he's a naturalist and deals in some pretty weird stuff like stuffed animals and the like. He had these oddities in his showcase together with a strange egg-shaped crystal. Two odd guys show up one day really interested in the egg, Cave refuses to sell it because he thinks, oh yes he thinks, that something really strange is attached to it............
Oh, by the way, this edition also contains other of W...more
Very interesting how literature and writing styles have changed since Wells was writing.
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I listen to these short stories while walking to and from work.
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Audio Book MP3 downloaded from
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Public Domain stories from Project Gutenberg, that are read by volunteers.
I listen to these short stories while walking to and from work.
Play Duration: 00:39:53
Read By: Gregg Margarite
This was enjoyable short read! Not the finish that I had expected. The only other telling of this story that I knew was on the old TV anthology series Tales of Tomorrow. Wells' original was much different and equally as interesting.
i read this solely because it was mentioned in "league of extraordinary gentlemen". the action was good, but the writing tended to get a bit too philosophical for my taste.
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Quite an entertaining short sci/fi. When the mystery of the crystal egg is finally revealed it rises even more questions.
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Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was the third son of a shopkeeper. After two years' apprenticeship in a draper's shop, he became a pupil-teacher at Midhurst Grammar School and won a scholarship to study under T. H. Huxley at the Normal School of Science, South Kensington. He taught biology before becoming a professional writer and journalist.
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