Lilian Mae BallNov 23, 2022

I still get shocked surprise when I tell people that H G Wells wrote War of the Worlds after learning about the genocide inflicted by British colonists on the Aboriginal Tasmanians. It's right there in the foreword of the book.

#HGWells #WarOfTheWorlds #Indigenous #FirstNations #Aboriginal #lutruwita

Show threadSteven Stadnicki (he/him)
@maegrenofwithy Do you know if that foreward is online anywhere? Project Gutenberg's version of the book doesn't seem to have it and some searches aren't turning up much. :/
Nov 23, 2022 at 10:31pmWeb
Show threadLilian Mae BallNov 24, 2022
@sstadnicki 6th para of chapter one, The Eve of War
Show threadSteven Stadnicki (he/him)Nov 24, 2022
@maegrenofwithy Ahh! Thank you; that's much appreciated.
Show threadLilian Mae BallNov 24, 2022
@sstadnicki You're welcome!
Show threadMaude NificentNov 24, 2022

@sstadnicki @maegrenofwithy

I use apple devices, but even if you don’t, you should be able to use iTunes/ open an account

their book store makes many books available free or for a token fee, once they are out of copyright;

H G Wells’ works are included

Text Warning; includes a reference to Tasmanian First Peoples as inferior, and repeats the now debunked claim that First Peoples were eradicated.

Show threadLowlife's opinionated stuffNov 24, 2022
@maudenificent @sstadnicki @maegrenofwithy I do not think it can be stressed enough that it should be made clear that these are the words of The Narrator, and not of Wells himself. Many folks attribute them to Wells himself, which by reading the text is just obviously not the case heh.
Show threadMaude NificentNov 24, 2022

@relwalretep @sstadnicki @maegrenofwithy

fair observation 💐

(was thinking more in terms of who might read this in my post)

Show threadLowlife's opinionated stuffNov 24, 2022
@maudenificent @sstadnicki @maegrenofwithy no worries at all, mate. It's kinda an auto reaction of mine when I see people get this deep into what the story is actually about heh. I live about 3km from the "actual" "Horsell Commons" in Tasmanian (aka piyura kitina/Risdon Cove) and drive past the site about once a week.
Show threadMaude NificentNov 24, 2022

@relwalretep @sstadnicki @maegrenofwithy

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