This early work by H. G. Wells was originally published in 1894 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography as part of our Cryptofict

The observatory at Avu, in Borneo, stands on the spur of the mountain. To the north rises the old crater, black at night against the unfathomable blue of the sk

"A review of astronomy" (varies).

A man is attacked by a strange bat-like beast whilst working at an observatory in Borneo one night!...