The World Set Free
THE WORLD
SET FREE
H.G. WELLS
THE
WORLD SET FREE
A STORY OF MANKIND
BY
H. G. WELLS
NEW YORK
E·P·DUTTON & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1914
By H. G. Wells
Printed in the United States of America
TO
FREDERICK SODDY'S
INTERPRETATION OF RADIUM
THIS STORY
WHICH OWES LONG PASSAGES
TO HIS ELEVENTH CHAPTER
ACKNOWLEDGES AND INSCRIBES ITSELF
CONTENTS
| PRELUDE | |
| PAGE | |
| The Sun Snarers | 11 |
| CHAPTER THE FIRST | |
| The New Source of Energy | 40 |
| CHAPTER THE SECOND | |
| The Last War | 89 |
| CHAPTER THE THIRD | |
| The Ending of the War | 149 |
| CHAPTER THE FOURTH | |
| The New Phase | 210 |
| CHAPTER THE FIFTH | |
| The Last Days of Marcus Karenin | 265 |
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