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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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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H. G. Wells bibliography includesWork The Crystal Egg