H G Wells: 909 books

The Sea Lady is a fantasy novel written by H. G. Wells that has some of the aspects of a fable. It was serialized from July to December 1901 in Pearson's Magazine before being published as a volume by Methuen. The inspiration for the novel was Wells's glimpse of May Nisbet, the daughter of the Times...

Of the enormous body of work produced by H. G. Wells — more than a book a year over the course of half a century — the early science fiction novels that first made him famous have proved to be the most enduring and have earned him the sobriquet "the father of modern science fiction."In the 1901...

"Mankind in the Making" is a sequel to H. G. Wells' "Anticipations" (1901). Within it, he analyses the 'making' of man, exploring the circumstances and processes that change children into citizens of the modern world. He aggressively attacks a range of contemporary institutions and presents a new...

"La visita meravigliosa" è un romanzo fantastico con elementi satirici del 1895 di H. G. Wells che ha come protagonista un creatura angelica che misteriosamente si ritrova nell'Inghilterra di fine Ottocento. Un angelo viene avvistato nell'Inghilterra del sud, scambiato per un grosso uccello...

"La guerra nell'aria" è un romanzo fantascientifico pubblicato nel 1908 di H. G. Wells. Il romanzo descrive i possibili sviluppi strategici delle nuove scoperte aeronautiche e le catastrofiche conseguenze di aggressioni a sorpresa scatenate per prevenire lo sviluppo di flotte aeree da parte...

Edward Prendick naufraga a seguito di un terribile incidente in nave avvenuto nel Pacifico, e viene salvato da un piccolo vascello comandato da un capitano alcolizzato, sul quale si trasportano animali esotici. Sull'imbarcazione conosce il misterioso Montgomery e il suo deforme e inumano servitore,...

This is the annotated edition including the rare biographical essay by Edwin E. Slosson called "H. G. Wells - A Major Prophet Of His Time". Mr. H. G. Wells's book contains his newspaper letters on the Washington conference, reprinted with little change. His disappointment because Germany...

Contained within this volume is a collection of writings by George Boon, painstakingly selected and edited by H. G. Wells for inclusion in The Times newspaper. Chapters include: "The Back Of Miss Bathwick And George Boon", "Being The First Chapter Of 'The Mind Of The Race'", "The Great Slump, The...

"The Salvaging of Civilization" is a 1921 work by legendary English author H. G. Wells. Within it, Wells explains how a single planetary government could be created through education and the manipulation of public opinion. This book offers a fascinating insight into the mind of this seminal author...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. Today he’s known for such classic science fiction novels...

Thousands of pages of H.G. Wells make up this collection; all his major works are here, as well as dozens of others. An active table of contents makes it easy to find the right work.Works include:Ann VeronicaAnticipationsCertain Personal MattersConversations with an UncleThe Country of the Blind and...

Ranging from the macabre to the supernatural, the collection of stories found in Classic Tales of Horror contains some of the most influential horror and dark fiction books of all-time. Included in this classic horror anthology are: At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft The Lair...

This volume contains H. G. Wells's fascinating exposition of the ‘New World Order’, being a discussion of whether it is attainable, how it can be attained, and what sort of world a world at peace will have to be. This wonderful masterpiece of speculative theory will appeal to fans of Wells's seminal...

First published in 1933, “The Shape of Things to Come” is science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells. Within it, world events between 1933 and 2106 are speculated with a single superstate representing the solution to all humanity's problems. A classic example of Wellsian prophesy, this volume...