The Research Magnificent
by H. G. Wells
Publisher: Macmillan 1915
ISBN/ASIN: 1530382963
Number of pages: 342
Description:
The story of William Porphyry Benham is the story of a man who was led into adventure by an idea. It was an idea that took possession of his imagination quite early in life, it grew with him and changed with him, it interwove at last completely with his being.
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