 First US edition | |
| Author | H. G. Wells |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Published | 1906[1] |
| Publisher | Macmillan & Co. (UK) The Century Company (US) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 378 |
| Text | In the Days of the Comet at Wikisource |
In the Days of the Comet (1906) is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells in which humanity is "exalted" when a comet causes "the nitrogen of the air, the old azote," to "change out of itself" and become "a respirable gas, differing indeed from oxygen, but helping and sustaining its action, a bath of strength and healing for nerve and brain."[2] The result: "The great Change has come for evermore, happiness and beauty are our atmosphere, there is peace on earth and good will to all men."[3]
- ^ Facsimile of the original 1st edition
- ^ H. G. Wells, In the Days of the Comet, Book II, Chapter 2, Section 1.
- ^ H. G. Wells, In the Days of the Comet, Book I, Chapter 1, Section 2.