H. G. Wells

📔 The Island of Doctor Moreau

1896

Sometimes he would notice it, pat it, call it half-mocking, half-jocular names, and so make it caper with extraordinary delight.

📔 The War of the Worlds

1898

"What the dickens does it all mean? The Martians can't get out of their pit, can they?"

📔 The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1898

The small hours found Mr. Maydig and Mr. Fotheringay careering across the chilly market-square under the still moon, in a sort of ecstasy of thaumaturgy, Mr. Maydig all flap and gesture, Mr. Fotheringay short and bristling, and no longer abashed at his greatness.

📔 The Soul of a Bishop

1917

Dr. Brighton-Pomfrey had the savoir-faire of a successful consultant; he prided himself on being all things to all men; but just for an instant he was at a loss what sort of thing he had to be here.

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The Island of Doctor Moreau The War of the Worlds The Man Who Could Work Miracles The Soul of a Bishop