Dec 31, 2009

The Man Who Could Work Miracles | The Man Who Could Work Miracles

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Author: H. G. Wells
First Published: 1898
Type of Plot: Fantasy
Time of Work: 1896
Setting: England
Principal Characters: George McWhirter Fotheringay, Mr. Maydig
Genres: Short fiction, Fantasy
Subjects: Nineteenth century, Ministry or ministers, England or English people, Miracles
Locales: England

The Story

An unprepossessing clerk, George McWhirter Fotheringay, is involved in an argument in the Long Dragon bar concerning whether miracles actually exist. Fotheringay does not believe in miracles; he is a skeptic and a rationalist. He states, “Let us clearly understand what a miracle is. It's something contrariwise to the course of nature done by power or Will, something what couldn’t happen without being specially willed.” By way of example, Fotheringay explains that the gas lamp lighting the bar could not burn upside down. If it were to do so, that would be a...

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The Man Who Could Work Miracles | The Man Who Could Work Miracles

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