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´... slowly uncoiling their tentacles... and making a soft purring sound to each other´
A disgusting account of a school of giant squid attacking a seaside resort, and two other examples of Wells´ extraordinary imagination at work - ´The Magic Shop´ and ´The Land Ironclads´

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´... slowly uncoiling their tentacles... and making a soft purring sound to each other´

A disgusting account of a school of giant squid attacking a seaside resort, and two other examples of Wells´ extraordinary imagination at work - ´The Magic Shop´ and ´The Land Ironclads´

One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics´ huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

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Wells, H. G.
H.G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist who published more than a hundred books, including pioneering science fiction novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. He was a founding member of numerous movements including Liberty and PEN International - the world´s oldest human rights organization - and his Rights of Man laid the groundwork for the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Wells´ controversial and progressive views on equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today.

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