The Cone is a short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895 in Unicorn. It was intended to be "the opening chapter of a sensational novel set in the Five Towns", later abandoned. The story is set at an ironworks in Stoke-on-Trent, in Staffordshire. An artist is there to depict the industrial landscape; the manager of the ironworks discovers his affair with his wife, and takes him on a tour of the factory, where there are dangerous features.
The Stolen Body (Unabridged)
H. G. Wells
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Miss Winchelsea's Heart
H. G. Wells
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The Possible Collapse of Civilisation (Unabridged)
H. G. Wells
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First and Last Things - Book 1: Metaphysics (Unabridged)
H. G. Wells
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In the Days of the Comet (Unabridged)
H. G. Wells
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The Island of Doctor Moreau (Unabridged)
H. G. Wells
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Thoughts on Cheapness and My Aunt Charlotte (Unabridged)
H. G. Wells
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Concerning Chess (Unabridged)
H. G. Wells
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The Language of Flowers (Unabridged)
H. G. Wells
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Tales of Space and Time (Unabridged)
H. G. Wells
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The Red Room (Unabridged)
H. G. Wells
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Twelve Stories and a Dream (Unabridged)
H. G. Wells
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