Æpyornis Island

by H. G. Wells

Overview

"Aepyornis Island" is a short story where a man, Butcher, searches for the eggs of the extinct Aepyornis bird on a deserted island. He spends two years alone with a hatched bird, facing survival challenges and isolation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788822808707
Publisher:	Styx Classics
Publication date:	08/06/2017
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	522 KB

About the Author

H.G. Wells (1866–1946), born Herbert George Wells, was an English author known for not only his popular science fiction books but also works of social commentary, history and biography. His first novel, The Time Machine, was published in 1895. Socially progressive and visionary in intellect, H.G. Wells became one of the most prolific writers of his generation. Through books like The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and War of the Worlds, Wells delved into a plethora of social, philosophical and political ideas through the medium of what we now call science fiction.

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England