The organization behind the project (perhaps funded by a scientific body, or by Elstead) is not specified. The sphere is to be lowered into the water from the Ptarmigan, which has sailed to a region where the water is five miles deep. A clockwork mechanism cuts the cable after a certain time, and the buoyancy of the sphere takes it back to the surface. The explorer makes observations through the window in the sphere, oxygen inside being replaced by a fictitious 'Myers apparatus'. Weights attached to the sphere by a cord take it to the sea bed. It is a steel sphere, about nine feet in diameter, intended to withstand immense pressure. The bathysphere, a spherical deep-sea submersible which Elstead's apparatus seems to resemble, first appeared in the 1930s.Įlstead has invented an apparatus by which a person can travel to great depths and observe the life on the sea bed. From 1872 to 1876, HMS Challenger surveyed and explored around the world the physical and chemical qualities of the deep sea were investigated, and biological samples were collected by dredges. The Challenger expedition, arranged by the Royal Society, was the first systematic deep-sea exploration. The story describes a journey to the ocean bed in a specially-designed metal sphere the explorer within discovers a civilization of human-like creatures. It was included in The Plattner Story and Others, a collection of short stories by Wells first published in 1897. Wells, first published in 1896 in Pearson's Magazine. ' In the Abyss' is a short story by English writer H. Further details will be emailed to shortlisted authors soon.Short story by H. We look forward to meeting many of you at the online Awards Ceremony on Sunday 20th November 2022.

Many congratulations to the shortlisted writers. Shortlist for the Senior Competition, The Grand Prize of £500 Ricardo Vosse Shortlist for Junior Competition, The Margaret and Reg Turnill Prize of £1,000 Ginny Martin

The judges have selected the following stories for the 2022 shortlists (listed below in alphabetical story order only). We are delighted to announce our two shortlists for the prestigious H G Wells Short Story Competition 2022 on the theme “Switch”.

Hg wells selected short stories