History of modern literature Puccini's opera "La Bohème" was staged, as was Chekov's play "The Seagull". H. G. Wells published "The Time Machine" and "The Island of Dr. Moreau". William Morris died 3 October. Mark Twain published "Tom Sawyer, Detective". Alfred Jarry, only 23 years old, wrote his highly influential play "Ubu Roi", which is often cited as a forerunner to the Theatre of the Absurd. In 1897 Bram Stoker published "Dracula". H.G. Wells published "The Invisible Man". In 1898 Henry James published "The Turn of the Screw". H.G. Wells publishes "The War of the Worlds". Oscar Wilde published "The Ballad of Reading Gaol".
Trial Bay Gaol Trial Bay Gaol Trial Bay Gaol is a heritage-listed former gaol at Cardwell Street, Arakoon, Kempsey Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The property is owned by the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 14 May 2010. Prior to European settlement in Australia the land now known as Arakoon State Conservation Area where Trial Bay Gaol is located was associated with the Dunghutti people who lived and moved through the Macleay Valley following the seasonal supply of food resources. The Macleay River, South West Rocks Creek, Salt