The Country of the Blind Audiobook by H. G. Wells

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/43/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Country of the Blind Author: H. G. Wells Narrator: Walter Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 03-07-08 Publisher: Jimcin Recordings Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Classics, British Literature Publisher's Summary: In this famous fantasy story, a mountain climber falls into a strange and isolated society of non-seeing persons - claiming to have been in existence for 15 generations and cut off from the rest of the world by an earthquake. The interloper decides quickly that "In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king". However, things turn out very differently than he had planned. The experience of being an "other" - a seeing man in a world of blind persons - is the major theme of this story. © and (P)1980 Jimcin Recordings Editorial Reviews: Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch theologian, and Bob Dylan, rock star, have both uttered versions of the maxim, "In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." The sentiment, however, may find its fullest expression in The Country of the Blind, the short novel by the incomparable H. G. Wells, first published in 1904. As performed in a clear and slightly uneasy tone by Walter Zimmerman, The Country of the Blind follows a mountain climber who falls down a precipice into a land where every human being is without the gift of sight. Part Twilight Zone, part adventure narrative, the travelers odyssey challenges the listener to place herself into a familiar - yet vastly altered - world.