In a famous short story, which literary character makes the mistake of losing weight instead of fat?
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Last updated Jun 16 2017.
mibmob
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Is this THinner?
Mar 30 2005, 10:02 AM
gmackematix
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Time for a clue: The author's name sounds like mercury reservoirs.
Mar 30 2005, 4:36 PM
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HG Wells
Feb 18 2008, 3:05 PM
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H.G. Wells also wrote various supernatural tales, and anticipated the kind of logical, quasi-scientific fantasy that later became a staple of the US magazine Unknown. In the comic tale "The Truth About Pyecraft", the obese title character follows a magical recipe to lose weight. Alas, he should have specified fat rather than weight: though bloated as ever, he ends up floating like a balloon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Truth_About_Pyecraft