The Door in the Wall and Other Stories
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Wells is never reasonably able to break free from an manufacturing age mindset, and this has permanently been one of his drawbacks for me towards the appreciation of his work. The title tale stands on its own as a classic juxtaposition of cosmopolitan worldliness against idyllic innocence, but Wells was never visionary enough to transcend his time, and his scientific suppositions seem quaint by today’s standards, especially “A Dream of Armageddon” which is pretty much a contradiction in terms, even if one accepts the past constraints on the leader. “The Lord of the Dynamics” is also abusively exploitative even if you allow for the bigotry of the age. There may be some minor typographical errors that the text preparer missed, particularly in “The Cone,” I am not sure, but if you like the faith in mechanical supremacy that so called classical speculative fiction offers, then you like H.G. Wells, but he just isn’t reasonably my cup of tea, even conceding his place as a master storyteller.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
Another collection to some extent like Twelve Tales and a Dream, with a mixture of genres. This one throws in a couple of darkly humoured pieces in the last three tales. The best are Empire of the Ants and The Country of the Blind.
Door In the Wall. G. Wells : The Door in the Wall – H. G. Wells
Door In the Wall. G. Wells : The Empire of the Ants – H. G. Wells
Door In the Wall. G. Wells : A Vision of Judgment – H. G. Wells
Door In the Wall. G. Wells : The Land Ironclads – H. G. Wells
Door In the Wall. G. Wells : The Gorgeous Suit – H. G. Wells
Door In the Wall. G. Wells : The Pearl of Like – H. G. Wells
Door In the Wall. G. Wells : The Country of the Blind – H. G. Wells
Door In the Wall. G. Wells : The Reconciliation – H. G. Wells
Door In the Wall. G. Wells : My First Aeroplane – H. G. Wells
Door In the Wall. G. Wells : Small Mother Up the Mörderberg – H. G. Wells
Door In the Wall. G. Wells : The Tale of the Last Trump – H. G. Wells
Door In the Wall. G. Wells : The Grisly Folk – H. G. Wells
Additional places to go.
3 out of 5
Just waiting for the takeover.
4 out of 5
Supernatural stuff seen.
2 out of 5
Give tanks a try.
3.5 out of 5
Fashion victim.
2.5 out of 5
It stings, chuck it away.
3 out of 5
Hard to be King, no matter how many eyes.
4 out of 5
Too much biffo is a killer.
3.5 out of 5
Pigs and vicars? Why are they upset?
3.5 out of 5
Snow way to climb a mountain.
3.5 out of 5
Judgement day composition.
2.5 out of 5
Prehistoric people tale.
3 out of 5
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
I got this book in an instant on my Kindle and so far I like it. I haven’t yet read all the tales but the ones I have read I have really loved. It’s really simple to read even though it’s written in an ancient style.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
These eight tales were better than I remembered them. In these tales, Wells wrote mainly about the time he lived in, and he is very capable of bringing the reader back to the time and helping them to see just what it was like. From a past perspective, fascinating.
The plots are intriguing, and the characters are believable. Unlike Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who I reflect was only able to bring Holmes and Watson to life and establish it hard to write about additional characters, Wells makes copious characters that come alive.
Even the Country of the Blind, which I never liked much before, was appealing not just as a tale but as a provocative statement on culture, religion and science.
I loved this book and highly recommend it.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5