{"product_id":"the-country-of-the-blind-9781912475810","title":"The Country of the Blind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Over the mountains I come,\" said Nunez, \"out of the country beyond there--where men can see. From near Bogota, where there are a hundred thousands of people, and where the city passes out of sight.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the acknowledged masters of speculative fiction, H.G. Wells conducts in this short story a disconcerting thought experiment. What would become of a community if its members were somehow deprived of sight? How would society evolve in the absence of the very concept of visibility? And what if, one day, a sighted outsider suddenly found himself in this country of the blind? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEris Gems make available in the form of beautifully produced saddle-stitched booklets a series of outstanding short works of fiction and non-fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eH.G. Wells (1866-1946) was a novelist and social theorist who was among the preeminent public intellectuals of his time. He is arguably the single most influential writer within the genre of science fiction; his many works include \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899708969234,"sku":"9781912475810","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_52c6ef95-c8ea-435b-ba74-00474a9c27a9.jpg?v=1738362752","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-country-of-the-blind-9781912475810","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}