The Man Who Could Work Miracles (story)

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The Man Who Could Work Miracles is a British fantasy-comedy short story by H.G. Wells.

[edit] Plot outline

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George McWhirter Fotheringay, while vigourously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them. After being thrown out of a bar for what is thought to be a trick, he tests his powers and eventually sends a policeman to Hades by accident. Worried, he sends the policeman to San Francisco, and seeks advice from the local clergyman, Mr Maydig. Maydig, after having Fotheringays powers demonstrated to him, quickly planning for reform of the world by means of miracle, but eventually Fotheringay orders a miracle which, due to clumsy wording, backfires. He relinquishes his power and returns to the time before he had it.


[edit] Adaptation

In 1936, the story was adapted to film.

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