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H.G. Wells
H.G. Wells’s novel is put in its varied scientific, literary, and political contexts in this new edition.
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The year is 1895, and the place is the London home of a famous scientist. Here he shows his friends a strange machine -a time machine! He will be a…
Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series of popular classics, this new edition includes pictures and an extensive section on Wells’s life and works.
Shocking and suffused with contemporary fears regarding the morality of the latest advances in science and their possible implications for religion, The Island of Dr Moreau, here presented with extra…
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Complete text of The Invisible Man plus 17 short stories, including The Crystal Egg, Aepyornis Island, The Strange Orchid, The Man Who Could Work Miracles, and A Dream of Armageddon.
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In this short story H.G. Wells conducts a disconcerting thought experiment. What would become of a community if its members were somehow deprived of sight?
Five of H.G. Wells’ best-loved stories collected in one omnibus.
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H.G. Wells’ great novel of the dangers of science describes a man cast out from society by his own terrifying discovery, introduction by Adam Roberts.
H.G. Wells’ terrifying tale of science run amok, with an introduction by Adam Roberts.
The classic space travel novel rejoins the Masterworks list with an introduction by Lisa Tuttle.
Two scientists develop a foodstuff that causes unparalleled growth in animals and humans. The results of their experimentation lead to chaos and unforseen consequences throughout the land. THE FOOD OF…
A prescient look at mankind’s future from the greatest science fiction writer of them all.
An English inventor has created an incredible machine which has the ability to hurtle through time. With no idea what to expect, the time traveller sets out on an epic…
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A comprehensive collection featuring four classic novels and ten short stories from this master of genre fiction.
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A detailed chronology of the life of H.G. This Chronology brings vividly to life his extraordinary energy and industry, and the wide range of his friendships and interests. Written by…
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Don G. Smith
One of the most influential men of his generation, H G Wells is primarily known for his science fiction writings that looked ahead in time to teach and warn people…
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Ann Veronica is the first novel in which Wells deliberately took a social and domestic problem and set it out in a human and straight forward story. It is one…
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable…
This edition of H.H. Wells’s classic has been gently adapted and illustrated for younger readers.
H.G Wells, The war in the Air, describe the disasters of Bert Smallways, a cycle engineer from Bun Hill, England who luckily becomes the eye-witness to the German air attack…
Collected here are five of the most classic influential science-fiction novels by H.G. Wells: War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and…
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When the Time Traveller courageously stepped out of his machine for the first time, he found himself in the year 802,700-and everything had changed.
In this unfamiliar, utopian age creatures…
This book offers pioneering insights into Wells’s contribution to 20th century European literature and to modern political ideas, including the idea of European union.
William J. Scheick
He is best remembered today as the author of classic works of science fiction, such as The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, and The First Men in the…
Leading international scholars from across Europe explore the reception of Wells across the continent, including his cinematic afterlives. Includes a historical timeline and comprehensive bibliography.
J D Beresford
J.D. Beresford’s pioneering 1915 study of the works of H.G. Wells provides interesting information and revelations about the author.
A study of H.G. Wells which argues that in his short stories Wells was not simply emulating the styles and themes of his predecessors but making a distinctive contribution to…
Lorne Reznowski
H.G. Wells is often portrayed as a utopian visionary, full of hope for man's progress through science and human knowledge. Is this portrayal accurate? In the present thesis, Lorne Reznowski…
Terry O'Brien
A new series of handpicked classics from the world’s most renowned short fiction writers. The Masterpieces of World Fiction series brings together the best loved short stories by the great…
H. G. Wells
English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian, whose science fiction stories have been filmed many times. well’s best known works are The Time Machine, one of the first modern science fiction…
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Justin E.A. Busch
Examines, explores and develops the evolutionary utopian ideas of H G Wells. This work begins with a detailed consideration of the types of individuals who could create and live in…
H.G. Wells, one of the founding fathers of science fiction created a rich universe of short stories, many of which are collected here in this special deluxe edition. The Star…
Bernard Shaw,H.G. Wells
This volumes comprises the personal correspondence of Shaw and Wells through the course of their friendship of more than forty years, and includes and introductory essay by J. Percy Smith.
Leonard 1864-1939 Merrick
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Fabrizio Fiorentino Dobbs
Originally published in French in two parts as L'lle du docteur Moreau by Editions Glaenat, France, in 2017.
Michael Sherborne
H.G. Wells created classic science-fiction tales such as The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The War of the Worlds, reinvented the Dickensian novel in Kipps and The History of…
Ted Adams
As relevant today as when Wells wrote it in 1896, this graphic novel adaptation addresses the question all scientists should ask themselves- Just because we can do something, does that…
‘H. G. Wells and All Things Russian’ examines Wells’s keen interest in Russian culture and development, and how Russia and the Soviet Union were, in turn, profoundly influenced by his…
Bill Cooke
So typecast has Wells's reputation become that neither of these questions has been previously asked, but when we look at Wells as a thinker we find a whole new quality…
Claire Tomalin
A fascinating journey into the early life of H.G. Wells, the father of science fiction, from one of Britain’s best biographers
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Following a shipwreck, a young naturalist finds himself on an island run by a mad scientist intent on creating a strain of beast men.
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The Invisible Man is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in Pearson’s Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible…
The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It is one of the earliest stories to detail a conflict between mankind and…