Science-fiction Studies, Issue 1SFS Publications., 1973 - Science fiction |
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Page 7
... observer it appears as a living volcano on the Overlords ' planet ; its power is also made visible in the actions of the children of Earth , who convert their planet to energy in order to propel themselves to an unknown destination ...
... observer it appears as a living volcano on the Overlords ' planet ; its power is also made visible in the actions of the children of Earth , who convert their planet to energy in order to propel themselves to an unknown destination ...
Page 11
... observer of ordinary human events . The historian - spectator is at least involved in his theme , which he attempts to match in grandeur by panoramic wide - angle photographs and impressive - sounding generalizations or sententiae . But ...
... observer of ordinary human events . The historian - spectator is at least involved in his theme , which he attempts to match in grandeur by panoramic wide - angle photographs and impressive - sounding generalizations or sententiae . But ...
Page 21
... observer who only emerges as insanely misanthropic in the final pages . By such con- cealments the displacement of the whole narrative is avoided . The reversal in each of these stories shatters the confidence with which Wells's observers ...
... observer who only emerges as insanely misanthropic in the final pages . By such con- cealments the displacement of the whole narrative is avoided . The reversal in each of these stories shatters the confidence with which Wells's observers ...
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