A Dream of ArmageddonBy H. G. Wells

A Dream of Armageddon" is a short story by H. G. Wells which was first published in 1901. The story opens aboard a train, when an unwell-looking man strikes up a conversation with the narrator when he sees him reading a book about dreams. The white-faced man says that he has little time for dream analysis because, he says, his dreams are killing him. He goes on to tell how he has been experiencing consecutive dreams of an unspecified future time in which he is a major political figure who has given up his position to live with a younger woman on the island ofCapri. The dreamer describes the island in detail, despite never having visited it, which impresses the narrator, who has actually been to Capri. The dreamer tells how his dream idyll comes to an end. While dancing, he is approached by an envoy from his own country who implores him to return and resume his old role before his successor brings about a war. However, this would mean leaving the woman he loves, and his dream self chooses love over duty. For three weeks of dreams, the solicitor is present at the collapse of the paradisical island of Capri and the future world, while war draws closer and flights of military aircraft are described flying overhead. Global war finally erupts, and his dream life ends in worldwide catastrophe and personal tragedy: the dreamer sees his love killed and experiences his own death. At the very end of the story the protagonist reveals that despite being killed in his dream, he nevertheless carried on dreaming even as his body was being ravaged by "great birds that fought and tore."

A Dream of Armageddon is a short story by H. G. Wells which was first published in 1901 in the British weekly magazine Black and White.The story opens aboard a train, when an unwell-looking man strikes up a conversation with the narrator when he sees him reading a book about dreams. The white-faced man says that he has little time for dream analysis because, he says, his dreams are killing him.

"A Dream of Armageddon" is a short story by H. G. Wells which was first published in 1901 in the British weekly magazine Black and White. The story opens aboard a train, when an unwell-looking man strikes up a conversation with the narrator when he sees him reading a book about dreams. The white-faced man says that he has little time for dream analysis because, he says, his dreams are killing him.

"A Dream of Armageddon" is a short story by H. G. Wells which was first published in 1901 in the British weekly magazine Black and White.The story opens aboard a train, when an unwell-looking man strikes up a conversation with the narrator when he sees him reading a book about dreams. The white-faced man says that he has little time for dream analysis because, he says, his dreams are killing him.

A Dream of Armageddon is a short story by H.G. Wells, a prominent English author best known for his science fiction works. Published in 1901 as part of his collection The Plattner Story and Others, this story delves into the realm of speculative fiction and explores themes of war, dreams, and human nature. The narrative revolves around a protagonist who experiences a vivid and unsettling dream. In this dream, he finds himself transported to a future world where humanity is on the brink of annihilation due to an ongoing global conflict, a war of catastrophic proportions. The dreamworld he enters is a stark, dystopian vision of Armageddon. As the protagonist navigates this nightmarish world, he grapples with his own emotions and existential questions. The story delves into the psychological and emotional impact of war, depicting how it shapes individuals and societies. A Dream of Armageddon is not only a speculative tale but also a commentary on the destructive potential of human conflict.

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