Whether the story of Gottfried Plattner is to be credited or not, is a pretty question in the value of evidence. On the one hand, we have seven witnesses—to be perfectly exact, we have six and a half pairs of eyes, and one undeniable fact; and on the other we have—what is it?—prejudice, common sense, the inertia of opinion. The Plattner Story by H. G. Wells that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, with at least one lost vintage sci-fi short story in every episode.
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