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The Country of the Blind

By: H. G. Wells
Narrated by: Ellis Freeman
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One of H. G. Wells' best-known short stories, this tale from 1904 remains famous not only for its writing but also for being one of the first works to dive into the life of people who are blind.

Nunez, a mountaineer, stumbles across a valley in Ecuador inhabited entirely by people struck blind by a disease. Believing that he can rule them as king with his sighted power, he is soon shocked to find that not only does he not have the advantage he seeks but also that, to these people who live such a different life than him, sight is not seen as a power but a distraction.

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I needed a quick way to read this story to fulfill a requirement and noticed it's published several times with different narrators. Using the sample to listen to the narrator, this one seemed the best. He did a great job of narrating to keep interest and wasn't a boring or robot voice.

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