Doce historias y un sueño

Published Aug. 7, 1987 by Valdemar.

ISBN:: 978-84-7702-004-2

(1 review)

In truth the mastery of flying was the work of thousands of men - this man a suggestion and that an experiment, until at last only one vigorous intellectual effort was needed to finish the work. But the inexorable injustice of the popular mind has decided that of all these thousands, one man, and that a man who never flew, should be chosen as the discoverer, just as it has chosen to honour Watt as the discoverer of steam and Stephenson of the steam-engine.

30 editions

LemonSky reviewed Twelve Stories and a Dream (Large Print Edition) by H. G. Wells

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.