Under the Knife

by H.G. Wells

Under the Knife is a short story by H. G. Wells. Herbert George "H. G." Wells (21 September 1866 - 13 August 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre.

Genres: Short Stories, Fantasy, Fiction, Classics, Horror, Audiobook, Science Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1896

About the author

Herbert George Wells was born to a working class family in Kent, England. Young Wells received a spotty education, interrupted by several illnesses and family difficulties, and became a draper's apprentice as a teenager. The headmaster of Midhurst Grammar School, where he had spent a year, arranged for him to return as an "usher," or student teacher. Wells earned a government scholarship in 1884, to study biology under Thomas Henry Huxley at the Normal School of Science. Wells earned his bachelor of science and doctor of science degrees at the University of London. After marrying his cousin, Isabel, Wells began to supplement his teaching salary with short stories and freelance articles, then books, including The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898).

Wells created a mild scandal when he divorced his cousin to marry one of his best students, Amy Catherine Robbins. Although his second marriage was lasting and produced two sons, Wells was an unabashed advocate of free (as opposed to "indiscriminate") love. He continued to openly have extra-marital liaisons, most famously with Margaret Sanger, and a ten-year relationship with the author Rebecca West, who had one of his two out-of-wedlock children. A one-time member of the Fabian Society, Wells sought active change. His 100 books included many novels, as well as nonfiction, such as A Modern Utopia (1905), The Outline of History (1920), A Short History of the World (1922), The Shape of Things to Come (1933), and The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind (1932). One of his booklets was Crux Ansata, An Indictment of the Roman Catholic Church. Although Wells toyed briefly with the idea of a "divine will" in his book, God the Invisible King (1917), it was a temporary aberration. Wells used his international fame to promote his favorite causes, including the prevention of war, and was received by government officials around the world. He is best-remembered as an early writer of science fiction and futurism.

He was also an outspoken socialist. Wells and Jules Verne are each sometimes referred to as "The Fathers of Science Fiction". D. 1946.

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Reviews

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25🌟
A beautifully written piece about a surgical patient's near death out of body astral experience of the after life. 💫

[Shawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

The last Wells on my "to read" list, this throws another curveball, essentially giving me what I expected from The Purple Pileus—but didn't get from that one. Here, a man undergoes surgery, knowing that there's a chance he won't survive. Under anesthesia, he first undergoes an OOBE (Out Of Body Experience), followed by a visionary NDE (Near Death Experience) which manifests as an endless enlargement of his self, larger than the hospital, the countryside, the country, the earth, the solar system, the galaxy and finally the entire universe, which he perceives as just a gleam in a jewel in a ring, on a vast dark fist clutching a black rod....at which point, he awakes from the anesthesia. Neat, not really a story so much as a scene, but still, neat.

[Manuel Alfonseca · Rating 2 out of 5]

ENGLISH: This story, published in 1896, describes an atypical near-death experience with a touch of science fiction.

ESPAÑOL: Este cuento, publicado en 1896, describe una experiencia cercana a la muerte atípica con un toque de ciencia-ficción.

[Heba books · Rating 3 out of 5]

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قصة قصيرة تدور حول رجل يتمنى الموت ويخافه في آن واحد، تُجرى له عملية جراحية إلا أنه يظل مدرك لما يدور حوله في جسده وفي عقل الطبيب الجراح، تصفو روحه وتتأمل العالم متحررة من قشرتها الخارجية وهي الجسد ويظل يسمو ويسمو بروحه في عالم ما بعد الموت الذي تخيله.
أسلوب مميز بسيط سلس، لكن الفكرة غريبة إلى حد ما.

[K. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A man astral projects straight up and off the planet, solar system and universe during a surgery he was pretty damn sure was going to kill him dead.

[Kamar Beyazid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sci-fi infused with profound sentiments. Amazing!

[John Yelverton · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a short story about a man who "dies" during a surgery and then proceeds to wax philosophical as he goes toward the light.

[Mazen El-asy · Rating 3 out of 5]

لا أصدق أن هذا يحدث
للمرة الثانية يستطيع كاتب (اقرأ له قصة) أن يتكلم مطولاً وفي النهاية يكون الامر كذبة
أنا أعلم ما أراد الكاتب ويلز ان يوصله لنا هو أن لا ننسى اننا سنموت
لقد كنت أقرأ بلهفة القصة المكونة من 13 صفحة و لكن ما قلل من لهفتي هو كثرة الوصف لم اكن أستطع أن أتخيل ما يقوله الكاتب
كل ما أقوله أنها قصة جميلة و ترجمة أجمل من قصتها

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautifully written piece of work, in part, thought provoking on the after life, what would happen, what is it like, what would you see compared to what happens to the mind and conscience whilst in surgery and your perception of the world around you.

[Ⰰⱃⰿⰰⱀⰴ Ⱆⰾⰴⰵⱃⰻⰽⱁ Ⱅⰵⱄⰾⰰ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Penguin books, 2007.
The language is astonishing! Rich, scenic, powerful, sharp and so well crafted!
The narration is a closed circle presented by an autodiegetic narrator.
It's shows the zeitgeist of H.G. Wells, spiritist subtext.
Hasta luego mis murciélagos!

[أماني العازمي · Rating 5 out of 5]

تهيؤات بعدها لا مزيد من الألم .... القصة قصيرة قرابة ال15 صفحة
.أعجبتني بخفتها وبعمقها تركتني أفكر كيف سيكون موتي، وكيف سأشعر به، برد وسلام يارب، فعلا كان هكذا برد وسلام، شعوره متفهم بالنسبة لي.

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

Is this what it's like to die?!

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A stunning short story evoking existential ennui 💫

[Lawrence William · Rating 5 out of 5]

وصف عبقري ل NDE (تجربة القرب من الموت ) قبل ان يخترع ريموتد مودي هذا التعبير

[Jean Chard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short Story. Read it through Project Gutenberg. First read it in my distant youth and it has stayed with me ever since.

[Beatrice Drury · Rating 5 out of 5]

A chloroform fueled vision of what the author thought his death would be like.

[Brady McLaughlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surgery scary

[Ivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

6/10

[Forked Radish · Rating 3 out of 5]

"I take it, as thoroughly as anything can be proven in this world, that the higher emotions, the moral feelings, even the subtle tenderness of love, are evolved from the elemental desires and fears of the simple animal."— Wells' materialist OBE.

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Under the Knife by H.G. Wells
A man goes in for surgery, we assume he is dead as he lifts his spirit up and ascends the cosmos.

Out of body experience – toward God? A conscious outer universe? ***

"Should i find myself suddenly among the innumerable hosts of the dead, and know the world about me for the phantasmagoria it had always seemed?"

[Norman Howe · Rating 5 out of 5]

A patient undergoing surgery has a near-death experience. The imagery in this story was so powerful I had to stop listening after finishing it. Wells is a truly brilliant writer.

It also reminded me of the "zooming out" portion of the short animated film, "Cosmic Zoom."

[LimesRickie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yeah .. like .. Far-Out Man.

[Jörg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kurz und interessant, für zwischendurch super

[Antonio Lana · Rating 3 out of 5]

viaggio allucinogeno attraverso tempo e spazio, testimonia gli effetti di modifica della chimica da parte degli allucinogeni combinati con una esperienza di pre-morte

[Alayna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chronicles a man’s near-death experience during an operation. It was very fun to read, with rich cosmological descriptions.