From Independence Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, Megan Hoskins is offering a short story series at the Adult Forum.  This year the series is Cursed? : Short Stories suggested by the 10 Plagues of Egypt.  Read each story prior to its assigned Sunday.

This week:

The Country of the Blind by H. G. Wells

(Note: there are two publishing dates with different endings. The link above is for the more widely distributed 1904 version. Read the ending of the 1939 version if you have time, beginning on p. 36 of the text, location 40 of the document.)

1939 version (with 1904 version as an appendix): https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52315107/view?partId=nla.obj-52318612#page/n39/mode/1up