In the days of the comet

by H. G. Wells

1906 378 pages eng ★ 3.3 (3 ratings)

H. G. Wells, in his 1906 In the Days of the Comet uses the vapors of a comet to trigger a deep and lasting change in humanity's perspective on themselves and the world. In the build-up to a great war, poor student William Leadford struggles against the harsh conditions the lower-class live under. He…