H Wells: 972 books

Science fiction master H. G. Wells was never one to shy away from complex or controversial topics, and in this classic novel, he takes on Christianity. Though The Soul of a Bishop takes place on Earth and is wholly free of invading alien hordes or other fantastical creatures, it does deal with supernatural and mystical topics, delving into the how and why of religious belief.

World War I forever altered the course of human history, and thinkers and activists around the globe were galvanized by the goal of developing ideas and means by which to avoid future conflicts. In What Is Coming?, science fiction luminary H. G. Wells throws his hat in the ring, imagining a future in which the spread of socialism and other progressive ideals help to pave the way for world peace.

One of the primary motivations behind H. G. Wells most popular science fiction works was his exploration of the factors that could help or harm society. As a result, many of his novels and short stories explored utopian or dystopian worlds. In Mankind in the Making, he tackles the same topic from a nonfiction...

Contents The Two Drovers  By Sir Walter Scott  Mr. Deuceace  By W. M. Thackeray  The Brothers  Edward Bulmer Lytton  Doctor Manette's Manuscript  By Charles Dickens  The Caldron of Oil  By Wilkie Collins  The Burial of the Tithe  By Samuel...

The Red Room by H. G. Wells.

The New Accelerator by H.G. Wells presents a fascinating representation of the invention of what sounds like an amphetamine (although technically they had already been invented a dozen years before). It will also remind Star Trek fans of the episode called Wink of an Eye.

A VISION OF JUDGMENT by H.G. Wells A vision of the trial is a short story in 9 sections. It represents a Final Judgment in which God and the archangel Gabriel laugh at sinners and saints, shaming them until they flee "from the sleeve of God". After each human soul has taken refuge there,...

*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. The Undying Fire, a 1919 novel by H. G. Wells, is a modern...

H. G. Wells’s sobering, thought-provoking novel is one of the greatest works of science fiction ever created—and as powerful today as when it was written. After inventing a machine that moves through time, the Traveler leaves Victorian London and goes far, far into the future. At first, the world...

The Martian's Collection: A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs The Martian by Allen Glasser and A. Rowley Hilliard The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs A Martian Odyssey by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum Gulliver of Mars by Edwin Lester Linden Arnold Stamped...

Les martiens attaquent... Voici l'un des premiers classiques du «space opera» en science-fiction moderne. Vous connaissez tous ce grand roman, récemment à nouveau adapté au cinéma. Voici un petit extrait pour vous «mettre en bouche», une vivante description de ces affreux martiens...: «Je...

“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 man’s…” So begins H. G. Wells’ classic novel in which Martian lifeforms take over planet Earth. As the Martians emerge, they construct...

The Wheels of Chance is a comic novel by H. G. Wells.This novel was written at the peak of what has been called the Golden Age of the bicycle the years of 1890-1905 when practical, comfortable bicycles first became widely and cheaply available, and before the rise of the automobile (see History of the...

The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells.