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...MET BY H. G. WELLS A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication In the Days of the Comet by H. G. Wells is a publication of the Pennsylvania S... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...e Document File produced as part of an ongoing student publication project to bring classical works of literature, in English, to free and easy access... ... works of literature, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Manis Copyright © 2004 The Pennsylva... ...E DAYS OF THE COMET BY H. G. WELLS “The World’s Great Age begins anew, The Golden Years re- turn, The Earth doth like a Snake renew Her Winter Skin ou... ...member it was in the dusk of one bright evening in July, one of those long golden evenings that do not so much give way to night as admit at last, upo... ...een behind-hand with her rent, with half of her quarter’s rent, and he had extended the days of grace a month; her sense that some day she might need ... ... had fallen was lying on the ground with no one near him, a black lump, an extended arm and two sprawling feet. The motor-car had stopped, and its thr... ...on, nay, even if it wanted to go to and fro, it had to do so by exorbitant treaties with each of the monarchs whose territory was involved. No man cou...

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... Street, Boston, on January 6, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten, and at twelve he was bound apprentice to his brother James, a printer, who published the ?New England Courant.? To this journal he became a contributor, and later was for a time i...

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