A Deal in Ostriches

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Author: Herbert George Wells ISBN: 9788822882134
Publisher: Paperless Publication: December 28, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Herbert George Wells
ISBN: 9788822882134
Publisher: Paperless
Publication: December 28, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

"A Deal in Ostriches" is a short story by the British writer H. G. Wells. It is a cautionary tale about simple human greed. The taxidermist of Wells’ story "Triumphs of a Taxidermist" (1894) makes a return appearance as the narrator of the story. The story was originally published anonymously in the December 20th, 1894 issue of the Pall Mall Gazette and later published in the 1895 short story collection "The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents". The story is the tale of a carefully crafted and skillfully executed con that exploited the natural greed the protagonist's fellow passengers.

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"A Deal in Ostriches" is a short story by the British writer H. G. Wells. It is a cautionary tale about simple human greed. The taxidermist of Wells’ story "Triumphs of a Taxidermist" (1894) makes a return appearance as the narrator of the story. The story was originally published anonymously in the December 20th, 1894 issue of the Pall Mall Gazette and later published in the 1895 short story collection "The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents". The story is the tale of a carefully crafted and skillfully executed con that exploited the natural greed the protagonist's fellow passengers.

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