The World Set Free
The World Set Free is a novel written in 1913 and published in 1914 by H. G. Wells.[1] The book is based on a prediction of a more destructive and uncontrollable sort of weapon than the world has yet seen.[2][3][4] It had appeared first in serialised form with a different ending as A Prophetic Trilogy, consisting of three books: A Trap to Catch the Sun, The Last War in the World and The World Set Free.[5]
This article is about the novel. For the TV episode, see The World Set Free (Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey).Author
The World Set Free: A Story of Mankind
United Kingdom
English
1914
Macmillan & Co. (UK)
E. P. Dutton (US)
Print (hardback & paperback)
286
