H Wells: 972 books

Spanning the origins of the Earth to the outcome of the First World War, this is a brilliantly compelling account of the evolution of life and the development of the human race. Along the way, Wells considers such diverse subjects as the Neolithic era, the rise of Judaism, the Golden Age of Athens,...

Outstanding! Obviouly, the book is dated and now some items have proven to be incorrect, but much of it is both timeless and insightful, if not inciteful. It reads more like a novel than the history texts we are used to. Wells also injects his own insights and critiques, and is quite philosophic on many topics.

'... slowly uncoiling their tentacles... and making a soft purring sound to each other' A disgusting account of a school of giant squid attacking a seaside resort, and two other examples of Wells' extraordinary imagination at work - 'The Magic Shop' and 'The Land Ironclads' One of 46...

In this 1917 work of nonfiction, a sequel to First and Last Things, Wells declared his “profound belief in a personal and intimate God.” However, he was highly critical of organized Christianity since the Council of Nicaea. An agnostic on the issue of creation, he argues for the role of God as Redeemer.

Entertaining and invaluable for anyone passionate about Swinnerton and his work, this collection of reminiscences by such highly regarded authors as Bennett, Wells, and Overton will surprise and delight readers with anecdotes about how the authors met Swinnerton, their relationship with him, and their...

Wells’s essay “The Past and the Great State” kicks off this multi-author volume making the basic case for socialism. Contributors consider a wide range of subjects in the light of socialism, including democracy, education, health and medicine, the arts, law, science, religion, work, the countryside,...

Fue la primera novela de uno de los considerados como padres de la ciencia ficción y, con su mezcla de aventuras y doctrina social y política, alcanzó un notable éxito, contribuyendo así a la estabilidad de Wells, que a partir de ese momento pudo dedicarse plenamente...

« Qu’importe ce qui brille dans le ciel, quand les hommes meurent de faim sur la terre ! » Au temps de la comète est une œuvre de science-fiction, de HG Wells, parue en 1906, qui remportant un franc succès, tant son œuvre est à la fois tragique et optimiste sur l’humanité. Il y...

"Monsieur Hoopdriver, modeste vendeur de tissu, s’apprête à partir en vacance sur la côte, sud de l’Angleterre. Il a en tout et pour tout, 10 jours de liberté durant lesquels, il va faire la rencontre d’un couple mystérieux." Ce livre de HG Wells est peu connu du grand...

The Time Traveller, a dreamer obsessed with traveling through time, builds himself a time machine and, much to his surprise, travels over 800,000 years into the future. He lands in the year 802701: the world has been transformed by a society living in apparent harmony and bliss, but as the Traveler...

Herbert George Wells was perhaps best known as the author of such classic works of science fiction as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds. But it was in his short stories, written when he was a young man embarking on a literary career, that he first explored the enormous potential of the scientific...

Sir Isaac is dogmatically opposed to women getting the vote. His young wife, Ellen, sees things differently. She declares herself a suffragette, breaking a shop window during a protest because she finds time in jail preferable to life with her husband. Wells’s 1914 novel is one of his most successful social comedies.

Mr. Hoopdriver, an unhappy draper’s assistant, takes a ten-day holiday: a bicycle tour of the English countryside. His repeated encounters with a pretty young woman cyclist in bloomers leads to flights of fancy that make this not only one of Well’s funniest novels but also gives an early glimpse...

Issue #103 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies online magazine, featuring stories by Dean Wells and Don Allmon.