Project Gutenberg 2016-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 123 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866 1946 Wells, Herbert George Wallenius, Toivo 1881 1919 The war in the air. Finnish Ilmasota: Tulevaisuuden kuvaus E-text prepared by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Ilmasota: Tulevaisuuden kuvaus" by H. G. Wells is a speculative fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The book introduces Tom Smallways, a vegetable merchant, and his younger brother Bert, as they navigate the rapidly changing world around them, significantly influenced by the advent of aerial warfare and technology. It explores themes of progress, societal shifts, and personal aspirations against a backdrop of the looming threat of war and the surreal possibilities of flight. The opening portion of the novel sets the stage for the Smallways family's life in a suburban area disturbed by industrialization and technological advancements. Tom Smallways, content in his mundane existence in their small garden, bemoans the relentless pace of progress, while Bert, filled with ambition and restless energy, yearns for more than his simple background. As they witness the rise of airships and the impending chaos of war, they encounter the tensions between their aspirations and realities, foreshadowing how their lives will intertwine with the dramatic events that unfold in the skies above them. The narrative captures a moment in time where traditional values clash with modern innovations, making it a keen reflection on the human condition in the face of change. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Science fiction War stories Air warfare -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 673558 2025-06-23T23:08:57.055282 text/html 673399 673308 2024-10-21T16:51:58.532741 2023-09-22T13:17:43.465236 text/html text/html 334708 2025-06-23T23:09:17.602155 application/epub+zip 345855 2025-06-23T23:09:06.711345 application/epub+zip 334479 2025-06-23T23:09:01.353229 application/epub+zip 656398 2025-06-23T23:09:27.291113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 623696 2025-06-23T23:09:16.671208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492241 2022-09-23T19:16:24.457545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 628811 2025-06-23T23:08:56.373313 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 608986 2024-10-23T00:36:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12769 2025-06-23T23:09:27.439105 application/rdf+xml 19198 2025-06-23T23:09:05.836235 image/jpeg 4493 2025-06-23T23:09:05.550247 image/jpeg 334883 2025-06-23T23:08:57.120281 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia