The Man Who Could Work Miracles

by H. G. Wells

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"The Man Who Could Work Miracles" explores the theme of religion versus science through Fotheringay, who discovers his miraculous abilities. Though not religious, he seeks explanation from a priest,...

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In Wells’s "The Man Who Could Work Miracles," everyone is unaware of Fotheringay's miracles because they actually had not yet occurred. Fotheringay’s successful wish to be returned to the time before...

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When Fotheringay orders the earth to stop moving, the planet halts its rotation, causing catastrophic chaos. People, animals, and objects are hurled into the air due to the sudden stop, leading to...

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The Man Who Could Work Miracles

In "The Man Who Could Work Miracles," before turning thirty and finding out about his extraordinary powers, Fotheringay is a skeptic. He works as a clerk at Gomshott's countinghouse until he almost...

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The Man Who Could Work Miracles

The general opinion of the people when Fotheringay performs his first miracle in "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" is that he has performed some sort of silly illusion. Because it was quite shocking...

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The last miracle of Fotheringay in "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" is to make things return to how they used to be before he started working miracles. Having wiped out the entire population of the...

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