The Crystal Egg
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"The Crystal Egg" is a science fiction short story by H. G. Wells about a mysterious crystal that serves as a window onto life on Mars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfWork | The War of the Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralDevice | crystal that serves as a window onto Mars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | life on Mars ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresObject | mysterious crystal egg ⓘ |
| fictionalTechnology | interplanetary viewing device ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The New Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
antiquarian shopkeeper
ⓘ
curious investigator ⓘ |
| hasElement | frame narrative ⓘ |
| hasForm | short prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasMedium | prose ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
hidden knowledge
ⓘ
otherworldly vision ⓘ scientific curiosity ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Mars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
alien life ⓘ astronomy ⓘ optical phenomena ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Crystal Egg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imaginaryWorld | Mars as seen through the crystal ⓘ |
| influenced | later Martian fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early science fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | The New Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublicationType | magazine ⓘ |
| partOf | H. G. Wells short fiction corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late 19th century literature ⓘ |
| publicationEra | Victorian era ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | The War of the Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| theme |
contact with alien worlds
ⓘ
cosmic mystery ⓘ extraterrestrial observation ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | H. G. Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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