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H.G. Wells
By the Author
The Shape Of Things To Come
When Dr Philip Raven, a diplomat working for the League of Nations, dies in the 1930s, he leaves behind a book of dreams outlining the…
The Sea-Lady
The Sea-Lady concerns a mermaid who comes to shore, ostensibly with the intention of joining genteel society but who really desires to seduce Chatteris, a…
The World Set Free
In "The World Set Free," H.G. Wells takes a science fictional look at the future, where if world peace is to be attained through labour…
You Can't Be Too Careful
A satirical novel of one Englishman, a Mr. Edward Albert Tewler, from cradle to grave.
All Aboard for Ararat
A profound and witty Voltairian dialogue between a twentieth-century Noah and an Old Testament Deity, planning a new Ark in which the best of mankind…
Babes in the Darkling Wood
Stella has the world at her feet - good looks, brains, and a place at Cambridge University. Together with her admirer Gemini, she becomes interested…
Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole Island
Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island, written in 1928, tells the story of Arnold Blettsworthy who, after being betrayed by a business partner, is advised to…
The King Who was a King
"The King Who Was a King - The Book of a Film" is a fascinating treatise on the development of film written by H. G.…
The Holy Terror
When Cook's newborn baby entered the world, he had nothing but hope for its future. However, it was immediately clear that this was no ordinary…
The Autocracy of Mr Parham
Mr Parham is a traditional academic disappointed with the social trends of his time. Sir Bussy Woodcock is an intelligent but unrefined self-made millionaire. The…
Men Like Gods
In the summer of 1921, a disenchanted journalist escapes the rat race for a drive in the country. But Mr. Barnstaple's trip exceeds his expectations…
The War in the Air
Following the development of massive airships, naïve Londoner Bert Smallways becomes accidentally involved in a German plot to invade America by air and reduce New…
The Sleeper Awakes
A troubled insomniac in 1890s England falls suddenly into a sleep-like trance, from which he does not awake for over two hundred years. During his…
In the Days of the Comet
Revenge was all Leadford could think of as he set out to find the unfaithful Nettie and her adulterous lover. But this was all to…
H. G. Wells: The Social Novels
DISCOVER A DIFFERENT SIDE TO H. G. WELLS . . . H.G. Wells's social tales caused a sensation when they were first published in the…
Love And Mr Lewisham
Mr Lewisham, a young and highly ambitious schoolmaster, falls in love with Ethel Henderson, a young lady visiting his Sussex village. When Ethel returns to…
Ann Veronica
Stong-willed, reckless and fiercely independent, Ann Veronica Stanley is determined to be a 'Person', to work, love and, above all, to live. Walking away from…
Tono-Bungay
George Ponderevo, a student of science, is enlisted to help with the promotion of Tono-Bungay. Tono-Bungay is a harmful stimulant disguised as a miraculous cure-all,…
The History Of Mr Polly
Mr Polly is an ordinary middle-aged man who is tired of his wife's nagging and his dreary job as the owner of a regional gentleman's…
The Invisible Man
THE INVISIBLE MAN tells the story of Griffin, a brilliant and obsessed scientist dedicated to achieving invisibility. Taking whatever action is necessary to keep his…
The War of the Worlds
COMING TO BBC ONE IN AUTUMN 2019! 'No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being…
The First Men In The Moon
'As we saw it first it was the wildest and most desolate of scenes. We were in an enormous amphitheatre, a vast circular plain, the…
The Island Of Doctor Moreau
Edward Prendick is shipwrecked and finds himself stranded on an island in the Pacific. Here he meets the sinister Dr Moreau, a vivisectionst driven out…
The Food of the Gods
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 Time Machine
A Victorian scientist develops a time machine and travels to the year 802,171 AD. There he finds the meek, child-like Eloi who live in fear…
HG Wells Classic Collection
This collection includes The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon and The Invisible…