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A Catastrophe

By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
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Summary

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.

'A Catastrophe' is a poignant tale of a shopkeeper whose business is on the verge of bankruptcy when a dreadful catastrophe strikes the family, just in time to save him from total ruin.

Public Domain (P)2016 Red Door Audiobooks
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