A year of prophesying

Name: A year of prophesying
Author: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Civilization, Modern -- 20th century; Europe -- History -- 20th century; Great Britain -- History -- 20th century

A YEAR OF PROPHESYING




_MR. WELLS has also written the following novels_:


  THE WHEELS OF CHANCE.
  LOVE AND MR. LEWISHAM.
  KIPPS.
  TONO-BUNGAY.
  ANN VERONICA.
  MR. POLLY.
  THE NEW MACHIAVELLI.
  MARRIAGE.
  THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS.
  THE WIFE OF SIR ISAAC HARMAN.
  BEALBY.
  THE RESEARCH MAGNIFICENT.
  MR. BRITLING SEES IT THROUGH.
  THE SOUL OF A BISHOP.
  JOAN AND PETER.
  THE UNDYING FIRE.
  THE SECRET PLACES OF THE HEART.
  SARGON, KING OF KINGS. (CHRISTINA ALBERTA’S FATHER.)


_The following fantastic and imaginative romances_:

  THE TIME MACHINE.
  THE WONDERFUL VISIT.
  THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU.
  THE INVISIBLE MAN.
  THE WAR OF THE WORLDS.
  THE SLEEPER AWAKES.
  THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON.
  THE SEA LADY.
  THE FOOD OF THE GODS.
  IN THE DAYS OF THE COMET.
  THE WAR IN THE AIR.
  THE WORLD SET FREE.
  MEN LIKE GODS.
  THE DREAM.


_Numerous short stories collected under the following titles_:

  THE STOLEN BACILLUS.
  THE PLATTNER STORY.
  TALES OF SPACE AND TIME.
  TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM.


_A series of books on social, religious, and political questions_:

  ANTICIPATIONS (1900).
  A MODERN UTOPIA.
  THE FUTURE IN AMERICA.
  NEW WORLDS FOR OLD.
  FIRST AND LAST THINGS.
  GOD THE INVISIBLE KING.
  THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY.
  RUSSIA IN THE SHADOWS.
  THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATION.
  WASHINGTON AND THE HOPE OF PEACE.
  A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WORLD.
  THE STORY OF A GREAT SCHOOLMASTER.


_And two little books about children’s play, called_:

  FLOOR GAMES and LITTLE WARS.

The uniform Atlantic Edition of Mr. Wells’ works (limited in America to
eight hundred sets) is published by Charles Scribner’s Sons.




                                A YEAR
                            OF PROPHESYING

                                  BY
                              H. G. WELLS


                               New York
                         THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
                                 1925
                         _All rights reserved_




                           COPYRIGHT, 1925,
                            BY H. G. WELLS.

                          Set up and printed.
                       Published January, 1925.


                PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA




                               FOREWORD


This book consists of a year of journalistic writing, fifty-five
articles altogether, and all that ought to be said in the preface will
be found in the concluding article.

                                                               H. G. W.




                               CONTENTS


                                                                    PAGE

  I. THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND THE FEDERATION OF MANKIND               3

  II. THE BEAUTY OF FLYING                                            10

  III. THE TRIUMPH OF FRANCE                                          15

  IV. THE SINGAPORE ARSENAL                                           21

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