The World Set Free is a perfect example of H. G. Wellss gift for prophecy. Written on the eve of World War I, the novel predicts a major world war (although in the story the war doesnt start until 1956). The novel also examines the advent of atomic power, both as a bomb and a source of energy.
| ISBN: | 9781411443570 |
| Publication date: | 19th April 2011 |
| Author: | Wells, H. G. |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |