Synopsis
The assumption that only creatures with a nervous system can feel pain is explored.
History
First publication: Science and Art, February 1894
Review
Wells concludes his essay with the thought that we will have no need to feel pain in the future, another of his evolutionary speculations. I think as long as we are physical beings, pain will be a necessary warning.
Videos
We have the story in these editions:
Early Writings by H. G. Wells, hardcover, University of California Press, 1975-00-00
