The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

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January 23, 2026 • 1096 mins

The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. Wells audiobook. Genre: scifi H. G. Wells gathers a bracing selection of early science fiction and darkly imaginative tales in The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories. Moving from lonely mountains and strange hidden valleys to bustling cities where the future presses uncomfortably close, these stories introduce ordinary men and women confronted by extraordinary ideas: a traveler who stumbles upon an isolated society with its own unsettling logic, scientists and dreamers whose experiments slip beyond control, and observers who realize too late that human perception is both a gift and a trap. Wells writes with crisp wit and a reporter's eye for detail, grounding fantastic premises in everyday behavior and social tension. Across the collection, wonder and dread sit side by side as curiosity becomes obsession, progress threatens to erase compassion, and certainty crumbles under the weight of new evidence. At once eerie, satirical, and prophetic, these stories explore what happens when the world changes faster than the mind can adapt - and when the strangest discoveries turn out to be reflections of our own limits. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:14:23) Chapter 01 (00:31:41) Chapter 02 (01:01:08) Chapter 03 (01:18:17) Chapter 04 (01:38:19) Chapter 05 (01:55:59) Chapter 06 (02:24:54) Chapter 07 (02:50:25) Chapter 08 (03:15:15) Chapter 09 (03:43:48) Chapter 10 (04:03:57) Chapter 11 (04:51:05) Chapter 12 (05:31:07) Chapter 13 (05:57:10) Chapter 14 (06:19:52) Chapter 15 (07:14:46) Chapter 16 (07:38:41) Chapter 17 (08:08:47) Chapter 18 (08:57:52) Chapter 19 (09:45:35) Chapter 20 (10:17:15) Chapter 21 (11:00:53) Chapter 22 (11:09:24) Chapter 23 (11:38:37) Chapter 24 (12:26:25) Chapter 25 (13:30:05) Chapter 26 (13:56:23) Chapter 27 (14:31:54) Chapter 28 (14:55:17) Chapter 29 (15:21:22) Chapter 30 (15:59:09) Chapter 31 (16:46:06) Chapter 32 (17:50:05) Chapter 33 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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