Review of 'Twelve Stories and a Dream (Large Print Edition)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
An interesting collection of Wells' short stories, including my personal favorite, "The Truth About Pyecraft," a very humorous fantasy story about a man who wants to lose weight - and gets a lot more than he bargained for. Very funny. There's an excellent LibriVox recording of this story.
Another classic Wells story is "The Story of an Inexperienced Ghost," about a man who befriends a rather sad, pathetic ghost. The story starts out humorous, but has a surprising ending. I really wasn't expecting that.
"The Magic Shop" is about a man who takes his young son to a magic shop - only to find that a lot of the magic is very real.
"The Stolen Body" is about two psychical researches with an interest in what appears to be astral projection. Mr Bessel "commenced a series of experiments in conjunction with Mr. Vincey, of Staple Inn, in order to test …
An interesting collection of Wells' short stories, including my personal favorite, "The Truth About Pyecraft," a very humorous fantasy story about a man who wants to lose weight - and gets a lot more than he bargained for. Very funny. There's an excellent LibriVox recording of this story.
Another classic Wells story is "The Story of an Inexperienced Ghost," about a man who befriends a rather sad, pathetic ghost. The story starts out humorous, but has a surprising ending. I really wasn't expecting that.
"The Magic Shop" is about a man who takes his young son to a magic shop - only to find that a lot of the magic is very real.
"The Stolen Body" is about two psychical researches with an interest in what appears to be astral projection. Mr Bessel "commenced a series of experiments in conjunction with Mr. Vincey, of Staple Inn, in order to test the alleged possibility of projecting an apparition of one’s self by force of will through space." The story goes on a little long, especially the explanation, but is interesting. There's a good LibriVox recording of this story. Like the other stories, it has its share of humor.