| Author: | Herbert George Wells | ISBN: | 9788822882172 |
| Publisher: | Paperless | Publication: | December 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Herbert George Wells |
| ISBN: | 9788822882172 |
| Publisher: | Paperless |
| Publication: | December 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
"The Cone" is a short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895 in "Unicorn". It was intended to be "the opening chapter of a sensational novel set in the Five Towns", later abandoned.
The story is set at an ironworks in Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire. An artist is there to depict the industrial landscape; the manager of the ironworks discovers his affair with his wife, and takes him on a tour of the factory, where there are dangerous features.
"The Cone" is a short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895 in "Unicorn". It was intended to be "the opening chapter of a sensational novel set in the Five Towns", later abandoned.
The story is set at an ironworks in Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire. An artist is there to depict the industrial landscape; the manager of the ironworks discovers his affair with his wife, and takes him on a tour of the factory, where there are dangerous features.
