EPISODE · Apr 26, 2026 · 23 MIN
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents - The Lord of the Dynamos
from The H. G. Wells Library · host H. G. Wells
In which a surly Yorkshire electrician and his silent, enigmatic helper from the East tend to the humming, mighty dynamos powering an electric railway, amidst the thunderous roar and ceaseless vibration of the great machines. The newcomer’s strange reverence for the largest dynamo, seen through the lens of his half-understood and half-imagined beliefs, casts a peculiar and haunting light upon the mechanical worship that fills the electric shed.
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In which a surly Yorkshire electrician and his silent, enigmatic helper from the East tend to the humming, mighty dynamos powering an electric railway, amidst the thunderous roar and ceaseless vibration of the great machines. The newcomer’s strange reverence for the largest dynamo, seen through the lens of his half-understood and half-imagined beliefs, casts a peculiar and haunting light upon the mechanical worship that fills the electric shed.
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