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    Mr. Brisher's Treasure
    Mr. Brisher's Treasure
    Mr. Brisher's Treasure
    Audiobook24 minutes

    Mr. Brisher's Treasure

    Written by H. G. Wells

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    About this audiobook

    Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English writer of wonderful and varied stories and novels and is frequently credited as being the father of science fiction.

    'Mr. Brisher's Treasure' is a humorous tale about a man who finds a chest of buried treasure while making a rockery for his future father-in-law, but circumstances repeatedly and hilariously conspire against him as he tries in vain secretly to retrieve it.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateSep 20, 2016
    ISBN9781509421220
    Mr. Brisher's Treasure
    Author

    H. G. Wells

    H.G. Wells is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. He was the author of numerous classics such as The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The War of the Worlds, and many more. 

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