03094cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000470011324500230016024500230018326400510020630000470025733600260030433700260033033800360035650000310039250507190042350801870114252012230132953400450255265300290259765300290262665300270265585600430268299900190272559774UtSlPG20260610134357.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aWells, H. G.q(Herbert George),d1866-194610a30 Strange Stories10a30 Strange Stories 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2019-06-170 aThe strange orchid -- Æpyornis Island -- The Plattner story -- The argonauts of the air -- The story of the late Mr. Elvesham -- The stolen bacillus -- The red room -- A moth (genus unknown) -- In the abyss -- Under the knife -- The reconciliation -- A slip under the microscope -- In the Avu observatory -- The triumphs of a taxidermist -- A deal in ostriches -- The Rajah's treasure -- The story of Davidson's eyes -- The cone -- The purple pileus -- A catastrophe -- Le mari terrible -- The apple -- The sad story of a dramatic critic -- The jilting of Jane -- The lost inheritance -- Pollock and the Porroh man -- The sea raiders -- In the modern vein -- The Lord of the Dynamos -- The treasure in the forest.  aProduced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive)  a"Thirty Strange Stories" by H. G. Wells is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The anthology showcases Wells's talent for weaving imaginative tales that explore various aspects of human experience through a fantastical lens. The stories feature a range of characters, such as the shy orchid enthusiast Winter-Wedderburn from "The Strange Orchid," who finds himself in a bizarre and potentially perilous situation.  The opening of "Thirty Strange Stories" introduces us to Winter-Wedderburn, a lonely man who is passionate about orchids and enjoys attending plant sales in hopes of finding something rare and remarkable. After purchasing an unidentified orchid that had been collected under tragic circumstances, he becomes increasingly captivated by its peculiar growth, which seems to hold a promise of wonder. However, as he tends to his new acquisition, unsettling hints suggest that this orchid may not be as benign as it appears, culminating in a chilling event that forces his housekeeper to rescue him from the strange plant's grasp. This opening sets the stage for themes of curiosity, danger, and the unknown throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction, English  aFantasy fiction, English  aShort stories, English40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59774  c100600d100600