The Door in the Wall, considered by both readers and critics, to be Wells's finest tale, examines an issue to which Wells returned repeatedly in his writing: the contrast between aesthetics and scienc
The Island of Doctor Moreau, a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, who called it “an exercise in youthful blasphemy”. The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man res
One confidential evening, not three months ago, Lionel Wallace told me this story of the Door in the Wall. And at the time I thought that so far as he was concerned it was a true story.He told it me w
This volume contains a generous selection of the tales of H. G. Wells, some of them famous, some forgotten.They demonstrate his immense imaginative energy, his originality, his prophetic genius, and h
H. G. Wells is often referred to as 'the father of science fiction' and this compendium of his stories contains two of his most well-known works in the genre, The Time Machine (1895) and The War of th
These comic novels will resonate with anyone who has ever felt trapped by circumstance. Their central characters, Artie Kipps and Alfred Polly, are prisoners of their modest social class, limited educ
“Hole!” said Mr. Polly, and then for a change, and with greatly increased emphasis: “’Ole!” He paused, and then broke out with one of his private and peculiar idioms. “Oh! Beastly Silly Wheeze of a Ho
Herbert George “H.G.” Wells (1866 – 1946) was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and even textbooks and rules for war games. He is
So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account of his journey 800,000 years beyond his own era—and the story that launched H.G. Wells’s successful career and earned him his reputation as
The Invisible Man is a classic science fiction novel, and has inspired many movies and television shows.Griffin is a scientist who develops a procedure to change his body's refractive index to that of
The stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, over the down, walking from Bramblehurst railway station, and carrying a l
The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 and later adapted into two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of com
Written in 1907, this novel is worthy of notice for its fatidical ideas and concepts, such as the use of the airplane for the purpose of warfare and the coming of World War 1. Wells envisions a world
The World Set Free is a novel written in 1913 and published in 1914 by H. G. Wells. The book is based on a prediction of nuclear weapons of a more destructive and uncontrollable sort than the world ha
The Open Conspiracy was published in 1928 by H. G. Wells, when he was 62 years old.The book is in his own words a "scheme to thrust forward and establish a human control over the destinies of life and
An adaptation of H.G. Wells' classic science fiction tale in which, as life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the Earth.
Invisible Man is an American classic, a staple of English departments everywhere and for good reason. With its evocation of the Dostoyevsky classic Notes From Underground, its exploration of race rela
“I’ve had a most amazing time....” So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account of his journey 800,000 years beyond his own era—and the story that launched H.G. Wells’s successful care
H.G. Wells' most well-known stories are collected here for your reading pleasure; among the greatest works of science fiction to ever be produced, they were groundbreaking in their day and even over a
One of the original works of science fiction, The Time Machine by H.G. Wells is often credited as the first example of time travel and quite possibly the book which popularized the concept. Even over
An unnamed narrator is the author of a prologue ("The Man Who Wrote in the Tower") and an epilogue ("The Window of the Tower"). In these short texts is depicted an encounter with a "happy, active-look
The first novel by H.G. Wells, The Time Machine was first published in book form in 1895. The novel is considered one of the earliest works of science fiction and the progenitor of the "time travel" s
H G WellsHerbert George Wells, an English writer, was born on 21st 1866 and died on 13 Aug 1946. He was renowned for his works of science fiction especially ‘The Time Machine’. He is also referred as
