In the Days of the Comet by H.G. Wells

In the Days of the Comet
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This text is an excerpt from H. G. Wells's novel "In the Days of the Comet," made available through Project Gutenberg, which provides free access to electronic books. The story begins with a retrospective narrative, where the elderly narrator describes the drab and frustrating life in early 20th-century industrial England, contrasting it with the profound societal changes brought about by the arrival of a comet. The narrative focuses on the protagonist's youthful struggles with class inequality, unrequited love, and a sense of futile existence, leading up to a violent confrontation fueled by personal and social bitterness. This personal drama is interrupted by the comet's arrival, depicted as a mysterious green vapor that causes a period of unconsciousness, from which humanity awakens with changed minds and perceptions. The latter part of the excerpt details the immediate aftermath of this "Great Change," marked by a newfound clarity, a sense of shared purpose, the dismantling of old, irrational systems like private land ownership and destructive competition, and a transformation in human relationships, including a more open and complex understanding of love.

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