No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than mans and yet as mortal as his own.So begins The War of the Worlds, the novel that made Wells famous and has enthralled and terrified readers and listeners for almost 100 years. Ten huge and tireless creatures land in England and, using their deadly rays and crushing strength, threaten the very existence of humankind. Wells' classic is not...
The Plattner Story and Others is a collection of seventeen short stories written by H.G. Wells. Contents: "The Plattner Story" «The Argonauts of the Air» «The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham» «In the Abyss» «The Apple» «Under the Knife» «The Sea-Raiders» «Pollock and the Porroh Man» «The Red Room» «The Cone» «The Purple Pileus» «The Jilting of Jane» «In the Modern Vein» «A Catastrophe» «The Lost Inheritance» «The Sad Story of a Dramatic Critic» «A Slip Under the Microscope» Herbert George...
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds. Table of...
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War and the Future (1917) is a work of war propaganda by H.G. Wells that was published in America under the title Italy, France, and Britain at War. Wells would have preferred the title The War of Ideas, but his publisher overruled him. Except for the opening piece, its chapters were published as articles in the press. Contents: The Passing of the Effigy The War in Italy (August 1916) Chapter I. The Isonzo Front Chapter II. The Mountain War Chapter III. Behind the Front The Western War...
What is Coming? is a classic book containing the futuristic ideas and concepts of H. G. Wells regarding the sign of things to come after the World War (1914-1918), first published in 1916. Herbert George «H. G.» Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Wells was now...
An Englishman Looks at the World is a 1914 essay collection by H. G. Wells containing journalistic pieces written between 1909 and 1914. Table of contents: The Coming Of Blériot My First Flight Off The Chain Of The New Reign Will The Empire Live? The Labour Unrest The Great State The Common Sense Of Warfare The Contemporary Novel The Philosopher's Public Library About Chesterton And Belloc About Sir Thomas More Traffic And Rebuilding The So-Called Science Of Sociology Divorce The...
"The Country of the Blind" is a short story written by H. G. Wells. It was first published in the April 1904 issue of The Strand Magazine and included in a 1911 collection of Wells's short stories, The Country of the Blind and Other Stories. It is one of Wells's best known short stories and features prominently in literature dealing with blindness. Contents: The jilting of Jane – The cone – The stolen bacillus – The flowering of the strange orchid – In the Avu Observatory –...
"The Future in America -A Search After Realities" is a 1906 travel essay by H. G. Wells recounting his impressions from the first of half a dozen visits he would make to the United States. Table of contents: Chapter I. The Prophetic Habit Of Mind Chapter II. Material Progress Chapter III. New York Chapter IV. Growth Invincible Chapter V. The Economic Process Chapter VI. Some Aspects Of American Wealth Chapter VII. Certain Workers Chapter VIII. Corruption Chapter IX. The Immigrant ...
This eBook edition of «THE LAND IRONCLADS» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Herbert George «H. G.» Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is one person sometimes called «The Father of Science...
In the Fourth Year is a collection H.G. Wells assembled in the spring of 1918 from essays he had recently published discussing the problem of establishing lasting peace when World War I ended. It is mostly devoted to plans for the League of Nations and the discussion of post-war politics. Table of contents: Preface Chapter I. The Way to Concrete Realization Chapter II. The League Must Be Representative Chapter III. The Necessary Powers of the League Chapter IV. The Labour View of Middle Africa...
Written in the first part of the 20th century by H.G.Wells, this work delineates the stupidity of mankind through the ages. It also show the restrictive power of organized religion on the education of the human race. The most important aspect of the book is the treatment of the geological and biological background of human history. Herbert George «H. G.» Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many...
Select Conversations with an Uncle, published in 1895, was H.G. Wells's first literary publication in book form. It consists of reports of twelve conversations between a fictional witty uncle who has returned to London from South Africa with «a certain affluence,» as well as two other conversations (one on aestheticism that takes place in a train, entitled «A Misunderstood Artist,» and another on physiognomy, entitled «The Man with a Nose»). CONTENTS: 1. Of Conversation And The Anatomy Of...