H G Wells: 909 books

*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. Joan and Peter, a 1918 novel by H. G. Wells, is at once a satirical...

This is the annotated edition including the rare biographical essay by Edwin E. Slosson called "H. G. Wells - A Major Prophet Of His Time". The Probable Future of Mankind is the subtitle of this book, and sums up very definitely what it is about. In his early days Mr. Wells was very preoccupied...

Na última nevasca do ano, um estranho chega ao gelado povoa­do inglês de Iping. Ele usa óculos de lentes azuladas, com protetores laterais, e os pelos da barba escondem-lhe o rosto. Ataduras brancas cobrem a testa e as orelhas, e um nariz rosado e pontudo se sobressai. Quem seria esse homem misterioso?...

The Invisible Man is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells published in 1897. Originally serialised in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to...

Though best remembered as an important early figure in the development of the genre of science fiction, H. G. Wells was a intellectually voracious thinker and writer who used his novels and short stories as a means of getting at significant, timeless truths. In this lecture, Wells discusses the ways...

A Short History of the World is a period-piece non-fictional historic work by English author H. G. Wells first published by Cassell & Co, Ltd Publishing in 1922. It was first published in Penguin Books in 1936. It was republished under Penguin Classics in 2006. The book was largely inspired by...

Joan and Peter, a 1918 novel by H. G. Wells, is at once a satirical portrait of late-Victorian and Edwardian England, a critique of the English educational system on the eve of World War I, a study of the impact of that war on English society, and a general reflection on the purposes of education. Wells regarded it as "one of the most ambitious" of his novels.

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Elements of Reconstruction (The original unabridged edition)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This book is a series of articles contributed to the Times, July-August 1916. First book edition by Nisbet &...

Ein absoluter Klassiker der Science-Fiction-Weltliteratur von Herbert G. Wells.  Marsianer greifen die Erde an und machen sie sich untertan. Ihren dreibeinigen Kampfmaschinen steht das irdische Militär machtlos gegenüber. Die Rettung kommt höchst unerwartet, als die Menschheit schon verzweifelt...

"Der Unsichtbare" (Originaltitel: "The Invisible Man") ist ein Roman des britischen Schriftstellers H. G. Wells aus dem Jahr 1897. Er gehört zum Genre der von Wells so getauften "scientific romances", einer frühen Form der modernen Science-Fiction.

*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. A Short History of the World is a period-piece non-fictional...

Empire of the Ants by H.G. Wells is a short history of 1905 by HG Wells, who inspired a 1977 film of the same title. The story involves an explorer who is sent to South America to investigate reports of intelligent ants that destroy a colony. The Strand magazine

La confrontación entre la fantasía de Wells y la realidad actual, es obvia. El hombre ha conquistado la Luna y conoce sus posibilidades, cuando menos a primera vista. Sin embargo, hallamos en la obra de H. G. Wells, autor de formación liberal y romántica imaginación, un encanto difícil de superar....

H. G. Wells was a key figure in early science fiction, but he also explored other genres over the course of his long and varied literary career. Often, he used fiction as a vehicle to illustrate his progressive political views. In The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman, Wells takes a hard look at gender inequality in the early twentieth century and the havoc it wreaked in marital relationships.