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...phies that range over such varied topics as fantasy literature, pedagogy, science fiction, medieval and Arthurian literature, feminism, shamanism, l... ...antastic in the Arts and its conference and of the “Year’s Scholarship in Science Fiction and Fantasy.” He is a past editor of The Journal of the F... ...magic. One good thing about the land; Heng- chiang's sniffling would only soil himself and the ground, not the entire atmosphere. "Ao Rue, we miss... ...your soul, in your intentions. Of all of us, you may have been the least soiled. We are diminished by your passing. Wherever it is you go, whatev... ...er how many freezing nights and blazing days will crack enough stone into soil for anything to grow? He felt comfortable having the mountains betw...

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...all of the foreigner; being 5,000 miles in circuit, and of rare fertility of soil, in the greatest part thereof; and find ing also the shipping of th... ...tate of those coun tries to which they were designed; and especially of the sciences, arts, manufactures, and inventions of all the world; and withal... ...iety, and some of them more fine. We also have great variety of composts and soils, for the making of the earth fruitful. “We have high towers, the ... ...d gardens, wherein we do not so much respect beauty as variety of ground and soil, proper for divers trees and herbs, and some very spacious, where tr... ...ree that collect the experiments of all mechanical arts, and also of liberal sciences, and also of practices which are not brought into arts. These we...

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...ifficulties that this vulgar imperialism of Germany, seizing upon mod- ern science and modern appliances, has created for France and the spirit of man... ... end in Germany. The French generals have no such delu- sions about German science or foresight or capacity as domi- nates the smart dinner chatter of... ...metal, and in this Venetian plain you need but to scrape through a yard of soil to find gravel. One travelled through a choking dust under the blue sk... ...rian shells began to come over. They do not use shrapnel because the rocky soil of Italy makes that unneces- sary. They fire a sort of shell that goes... ...cation for a claim that the decisive battle of the war was fought upon the soil of Italy. There is still more justification for saying that it might h... ...elds are destroyed. They are wildernesses of shell craters; the old worked soil is buried and great slabs of crude earth have been flung up over it. N... ...ench army rely in this sani- tary task of shoving the German Thing off the soil of Bel- gium and France back into its own land. A man who is fre- quen... ...e world from the dominance of the reactionary German Imperialism of modern science. The pictures are arranged to shape out the life of a shell, from t... ...stein Germany invoked war, turned every development of material and social science to aggres- 91 H G Wells sive ends, and at last when she felt the t...

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...If it was a whale, it surpassed in size all those hitherto clas- sified in science. Taking into consideration the mean of observations made at divers ... ...when asked for it. Conseil had followed me for the last ten years wherever science led. Never once did he complain of the length or fatigue of a journ... ...I have often read it. You have carried out your work as far as terrestrial science permitted you. But you do not know all—you have not seen all. Let m... ...p to the shelves of 54 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea the library. Works on science, morals, and literature abounded in every language; but I did not s... ...hich my head rattled like an almond in its shell. The light, which lit the soil thirty feet below the sur- face of the ocean, astonished me by its pow... ...ollowing Captain Nemo, who beckoned me on by signs. Soon the nature of the soil changed; to the sandy plain succeeded an extent of slimy mud which the... ... position, as well as to the comparative darkness which surrounded us. The soil of the forest seemed covered with sharp blocks, difficult to avoid. Th... ...FEW DAYS ON LAND I WAS MUCH IMPRESSED on touching land. Ned Land tried the soil with his feet, as if to take possession of it. However, it was only tw... ...an the terrestrial atmosphere. Nothing more. After half an hour’s walk the soil became stony. Medu- sae, microscopic crustacea, and pennatules lit it ...

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...inglea; we had found we attended simultaneous classes in Overcastle, he in science and I in shorthand, and had started a practice of walking home toge... ...siasm; he gave two evenings a week to the evening classes of the organized science school in Overcastle, physi- ography was his favorite “subject,” an... ...Parload lay stress on the conics and calculus he “mugged” in the organized science school. Parload is a famous man now, a great figure in a great time... ...er what flames in the heavens— when men are starving on earth?” “It’s—it’s science.” “Science! What we want now is socialism—not science.” He still se... ...able young men in those days. Something it was about the insignificance of science and the supreme 32 In the Days of the Comet importance of Life. Pa... ...aseholds, the taxa- tion of ground rents, and the private ownership of the soil. And Lord Redcar, whose spirit revolted at democracy, and who cultivat... ...ain. The stains of coal smoke crept across the heavens, and we rose to the soiled disorderly rou- tine of life. “Thus life has always been,” we said; ... ...would take it. Was there coal, was there petroleum or gold, was there rich soil or harborage, or the site for a fine city, these 170 In the Days of t...

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...e its operations were unsparingly conspicuous. Vicissitude was in the very soil he tilled; even his garden was upon a yearly tenancy, and overshadowed... ...ns in Europe and America and Asia who, instead of being born rooted in the soil, were born struggling in a torrent they never clearly understood. All ... ... people had had the intelligence to be simple about it. The development of Science had altered the scale of human affairs. By means of rapid mechanica... ...es had been forced in self-defence into a like diversion of the new powers science had brought them. On the eve of the outbreak of the war there were ... ... for swift and secret action, better equipped with the resources of modern science, and with her official 70 The War in the Air and administrative cl... ...o Woolwich Dockyard. The whole camp reflected the colossal power of modern science that had created it. A peculiar strangeness was produced by the low... ...on’t you ‘ave to dress and things?” he said. “I’ve always been too hard at Science and things to go into Society and all that.” “No fear,” said Kurt. ... ...e ought to bury ‘im, Kitty,” said Bert, and looked helplessly at the rocky soil about him. “We got to stay on the island with ‘im.” 188 The War in th...

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...vering fabric of an impalpable cur- tain let down to the plain of alluvial soil; and the openings of the estuary appeared, shining white, like bits of... ...ed to flow into that bare cabin with the odor of rotting leaves, of sodden soil—the strong muddy smell of the living earth steaming un- covered after ... ...gentleman, Mr. Van Wyk. You may have asked me what I had done with my con- science.” 114 End of the Tether He seemed to muse, profoundly silent, very...

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...monolithic castles, some of them prone like sleeping cattle. The junipers—looking, in their soiled and ragged mourning, like some funeral proces- sion... ...ting but instructive to inquire. A matter of curiosity to-day, it will become the ground of science to-morrow. From the mind of childhood there is mor... ...usterity; the proceedings of learned societies, some Latin divinity, cyclopaedias, physical science, and, above all, optics, held the chief place upon... ...bias and deform the straight path over the 154 Essays of Travel meadow; whereas, where the soil is heavy, one is preoccu- pied with the labour of mer...

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...ed the box with a little jerk on to the spread-out newspaper on the floor. Soil scattered. “Sweep it up,” he said to Millicent. His ear was lingering ... ...known plants and shrubs, hearing the birds, feeling the influence of a new soil. At the top of the hill he saw over into vineyards, and a new strange ... ...things.— love, and money. But it may be many things: ambition, patriotism, science, art—many things. But it is some ob- 243 D. H. Lawrence jective. S... ...“But why can’t man accept it as the natural order of things?” said Lilly. “Science makes it the natural order.” “All my — to science,” said Argyle. “N...

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.... The global spread of American influence through its culture, political alliances, science and multinationals is merely an extrapolation of a trend... ...trategy of the Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, reiterated his conviction that "the United States aims... ... transitions. China plans to send a man to the moon. It invests heavily in basic science and research and development. It is moving gradually up ... ..., beliefs, doctrines, moral tenets, political and military institutions, arts, and sciences. This war is about world domination. Two incompatible ... ...lovakia. According to the New York Times, there are 1800 American firms on German soil, with combined sales of $583 billion and a workforce of 800... ...astounded Congress. Macedonia hasn't been paid in full for NATO's presence on its soil during the Kosovo conflict in 1999. Though it enjoyed $1 bi... ...equire investments in exploration, development and drilling. Nine tenths of Iraq's soil are unexplored, including up to 100 billion barrels of deep... ...e recent rebuff by its parliament of America's request to station troops on Turkish soil notwithstanding, the country is defiantly pro-American agai... ...ther than at Africa or Asia. Both World Wars were colonial wars fought on European soil. Moreover, Nazi Germany innovated by applying to the whit...

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...grated into the group of French high officers. One can think that the name of the British general expressed his destiny to be a commander on French soil. Now some words about “Franchet”. This first name contains the name of France, his homeland, and “Franchet d'Espèray” bears an allusion to “L'espoir de la France” (“The hope of France”) or “La France espère” (“France ...

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... artwork here, by Rachel Lindley belongs in a gallery. …covers both Fantasy and Science Fiction with this tale and uses a new voice with entirely... ...ilization with current technology, Ms. Lindley creates an engaging plot that joins science fiction with fantasy. …a unique though captivating story... ...t Heart Magazine "Lindley has penned a novella that encompasses both fantasy and science fiction. Her characters are interesting and distinctive.... ...ow would appear like any other in the midst of warm day. At closer inspection, the soil told a different story. Bodies covered each area as if they ... ...holding his sword to his chest. Her eyes met her daughter's. Saria's face was soiled with dirt and stained with tears. Jacina broke out in tear... ...ong female characters and the men in their lives. As an avid reader and viewer of science fiction, romance and fantasy since she was young, Rae enj...

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... of nine, a quick, sharp brain fascinated by all things mechanical, math and science a breeze, English and history, too, a military career for him, of... ...ily honor retrieved. Part of the British occupation on the shattered German soil, encounter with a native woman 23 who's fled her homeland in the Ea... ...eep. Insatiable curiosity driving him to devour books galore on history and science, philosophy and war, to ask all he encounters, whether workmen in... ...in, simple and bare. What to do for relaxation and rest? A book, of course, (science fiction a favorite) or a trip to the pub, to converse with friend... ... but building cars and boats and trains completely absorbs, while at school science lessons enthrall, excelling in problem-solving tasks, bringing jo... ... evolution and creation, leading to discussions that stimulate about God and science, the universe and infinity; a desire to self-educate in matters o...

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...confined within a Polar region, unable to raise sufficient sustenance from the soil, and cut off from communication with other countries, the Greenlan... ...he use of this hot water, which they distributed by means of pipes through the soil, they were enabled to bring into cultivation a considerable parcel... ...ers they fled quickly into their holes. The country appeared so favorable, the soil being good and watered by a large river, that Zichmni conceived th... ...or silver. Nor did he make any considerable progress in the cultivation of the soil. This latter information, however, comes entirely from tradition, ... ...o an end. The dramatic feature of the tale lies in the fact that the captain's soil undertakes his redemption, and filled with a filial purpose follow... ...alike disappeared, but not so the spectral ship; and it is a curious fact that science has supported the old sailor in his superstition by often prese... ...1525, with every promise of great success; but the imperfect state of nautical science in that day led to several disasters which brought the expediti... ...at difficult enterprise. AN ISLAND WHENCE SOLOMON DERIVED HIS RICHES. Maritime science and discovery were now advancing surely, and individual sagacit...

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...oned. But for some of us moderns, who have been touched with the spirit of science, prophesying is almost a habit of mind. Science is very largely ana... ...h papers after the battle of the Marne. It shows just where our mili- tary science had reached in 1914, namely, to a level a year before Bloch wrote. ... ...he hilt. The world was entrenched at his feet. By May the lagging military science of the British had so far overtaken events as to realise that shrap... ... kept pace with the demands made upon it. They have brought their military science up to date, and to-day the disparity in sci- ence and equipment bet... ...on an overwhelming direction towards the training of advocates and against science and construc- tive statecraft. An ordinary lawyer has no idea of ma... ...mparison crude, unin- formed, explicit, a new country, still turning fresh soil, still turning over but half-explored natural resources. The United St...

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...must inevitably produce two strong passions: Pious love of every yard of the soil and every stone of the houses. Intense dread lest any internal innov... ..., and make French not only elegant, but capable of dealing with the arts and sciences.” Think of the significance of such an act at such a moment! Fran... ..., living more slowly, have learned the advantage of liv ing more deeply. In science, in art, in technical and industrial training, they know the need... ...la, making Brittany almost as warm as the sunnier south. Above all, the rich soil of France, so precious for wheat and corn growing, is the best soil ...

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... more than a million of people with bodies, and stands on the same sort of soil as Calcutta. Having seen it, I urgently desire never to see it again. ... ...be seriously considered. The Power that would disembark troops on American soil would be capable of heaving a shovelful of mud into the Atlantic in th... ...ld be kept to itself, blooded on detachment duty, turned into the paths of science, and now and again assembled at feasts of Free Masons, and so forth... ...own to the low mental level, and see that the best of all the agricultural science available is in the hands of the elders, and there you have a first...

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....G . Wells unwary children in the public fountains. He would soak into the soil, to reappear in springs and wells at a thousand unex- pected places. O... ... he did not wait for it. “He has gone mad!” said Minnie; “it’s that horrid science of his”; and, open- ing the window, would have called after him. Th... ...half a century, and has “left deep and abundant marks upon the body of the science.” And this Hapley-Pawkins business, though perhaps a more personal ... ... to give up chess. 81 H.G . Wells Perhaps the study of some new branch of science would after all be better diversion. The best rest is change of occ... ...learly the man saw nothing. “The eye of faith is no better than the eye of science,” said Hapley awkwardly. “I don’t see your point,” said the Vicar, ... ...2 The Country of the Blind He bent down in the hole, and, clearing off the soil with his bare hands, hastily pulled one of the heavy masses out. As he... ...on bide.” Hooker hesitated, and then his eye went carefully over the brown soil about them. “It scares me somehow,” he said. “The thing is,” said Evan... ... call me a fool?” “Well, I’ve never been to a theatre in my life.” “Virgin soil.” “But I don’t know anything about it, you know.” “That’s just it. New... ...tes, its children. For days the water streamed off the land, sweeping away soil and trees and houses in the way, and piling huge dykes and scooping ou...

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...moke to me. “They will be hot under foot for days, on account of the thick soil of pine needles and turf,” he said, and then grew serious over “poor O... ... table upon which we had been sitting and lay about our feet. Outside, the soil was banked high against the house. At the top of the window frame we c... ... a chance the kitchen and scullery had escaped, and stood buried now under soil and ruins, closed in by tons 105 H G Wells of earth on every side sav... ...nd pain on earth, have either never appeared upon Mars or Martian sanitary science eliminated them ages ago. A hun- dred diseases, all the fevers and ... ...ep, and get all the books we can; not novels and poetry swipes, but ideas, science books. That’s where men like you come in. We must go to the British... ...sh Museum and pick all those books through. Especially we must keep up our science—learn more. We must watch these Martians. Some of us must go as spi... ...uture which is the most fruit- ful source of decadence, the gifts to human science it has brought are enormous, and it has done much to promote the co...

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... less skilful workman who first endeavours to transplant them to a foreign soil. Preface to the Second Edition. I HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE of the publicat... ...ld. What we feel and what we view In the land of highest bliss,— This dear soil, a sun like this,— Lures the best of women too. And the Muses’ breathi... ...ask it,—how can he Give of his title proof, Save by his happy tendency T o soil the church’s roof? 300 Goethe CELEBRITY. [A satire on his own Sorrows... ...on it appear’d Beauty was constant, Wit was not. But Wit’s a native of the soil, So he return’d, work’d, strove amain, And found—sweet guerdon for his... ...first thing?— Fain would I learn o’er my shadow to spring! 1827.* “WHAT is science, rightly known? ’Tis the strength of life alone. Life canst thou en... ...frontier, all bound by a vow not to yield to the stranger, He on our noble soil should never set foot, or be able Under our eyes to consume the fruits...