H. G Wells
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This book contains a fascinating essay presented by Wells to the Fabian Society in December 1905. The "unwearable boots" represent the unnecessary suffering caused by a system of privately owned capital-an imagine inspired by Wells' youth spent in an underground kitchen, the only view of the outside glimpses of people's feet on the pavement above. "This Misery of Boots" offers a fascinating insight into Wells' political beliefs and is not to be missed...
62) The Grisly Folk
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This volume contains H. G. Wells' 1921 work, "The Grisly Folk". It concerns itself with the concept of Neanderthals, exploring their differences to our ancestors, the time when they existed, their use of tools, the supposed inevitability of their meeting the earliest men, and what might have happened to them. Interesting and thought-provoking, "The Grisly Folk" is recommended for those with an interest in pre-history, and is not to be missed by fans...
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When we look at all the main religions, and patriotic, moral and traditional systems in which human beings are sheltering today, they appear to be in a mutually destructive movement, like the houses and palaces of some vast, sprawling city overtaken by a landslide. To the very last moment, despite falling rafters and bulging walls, men and women cling to the houses in which they were born and to the ways to which they have grown accustomed. At the...
64) Little Wars; A game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more
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Little Wars; a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books by H. G. Wells
Little Wars is a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers, written by English novelist H. G. Wells in 1913.
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Includes The New York Times article on the obituary Wells wrote for himself in 1936, ten years before his death, and a detailed biographical timeline.
In Victorian England a gentleman inventor identified simply as the Time Traveller tells a dinner tale of his journey to 802,701 A.D. where the world is populated by the peaceful if apathetic Eloi, a society of childlike adults, and the brutal tunnel-dwelling Morlocks. After a harrowing escape and witnessing...
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Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin, it is my good friend Professor Gibberne. I have heard before of investigators overshooting the mark, but never quite, to the extent that he has done. He has really, this time at any rate; without any touch of exaggeration in the phrase, found something to revolutionize human life. And that when he was simply seeking an all-round nervous stimulant to bring languid people up to the...
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Through his fiction, H.G. Wells transformed some of the most pressing social, political, and cultural issues of his day-class struggle, colonial imperialism, nation building, uncontrolled scientific experimentation-into the raw material of brilliant speculative fables.
The six novels collected in The War of the Worlds and Other Science Fiction Classics were all written at the turn of the twentieth century, and with them Wells helped to lay the foundations...
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This volume contains a collection of twenty-nine papers written by H. G. Wells. The essays first appeared in the 'New York World', the 'Chicago Tribune', and many other American and European papers. They primarily concern post-war international politics, and would be of considerable utility to those with an interest in the subject. The essays include: "The Immensity of the Issue", "Armaments – The futility of Mere Limitation", "The Trail of Versailles...
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Basta pensar que La guerra de los mundos fue escrita entre 1895 y 1897 para darse cuenta del poder visionario del texto. Desde el momento de su publicación la novela se convirtió en una de las piezas fundamentales del canon de las obras de ciencia ficción y el referente obligado de guerra extraterrestre.
El efecto se hizo sentir inmediatamente desde su primera publicación, incluyendo el famoso caso de la lectura radial hecha por Orson Welles,...
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The Discovery of the Future is a philosophical lecture by H. G. Wells first delivered to the Royal Institution on January 24, 1902. Within it, Wells explores the 'knowability' of the future and the question of what is to come after man. This fascinating and thought-provoking lecture constitutes a must-read for fans of Wells' work, and it would make for a worthy addition collections of allied literature.
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H.G. Wells, one of the world's earliest and most celebrated science fiction authors, created a number of unforgettable classics of the genre, including "The Invisible Man," "War of the Worlds," "The FIrst Men on the Moon" and many more.
Here, we present a two-volume collection of Wells most celebrated classics of science fiction and horror: "The Time Machine" and "The Island of Doctor Moreau." This ebook combines both Wells' groundbreaking exploration...
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This book, originally published in Britain as "An Englishman Looks at the World" is a collection of journalistic pieces by H. G. Wells written between the year of 1909 and 1914. Included in the collection is an account of "My First Flight," a long essay entitled "The Great State" that prefigured many of the themes of The Outline of History, and a philosophical essay entitled "The So-Called Science of Sociology," arguing that sociology would never...
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First published in 1933, 'The Shape of Things to Come' is science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells. Within it, world events between 1933 and 2106 are speculated with a single superstate representing the solution to all humanity's problems. A classic example of Wellsian prophesy, this volume is highly recommended for fans of his work and of the science fiction genre. Includes a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
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"When The Sleeper Awakes" is a dystopian science fiction novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred and three years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest on his bank accounts, he has become the richest man in the world. The main character awakes to see his dreams realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformations.
"Time Machine" is a dystopian story of time traveler who witnesses...
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Auf einer Schiffspassage im Pazifischen Ozean vor der Küste Südamerikas wird Edward Prendick nach einem Streit mit dem Käpt'n in einem Beiboot ausgesetzt. Er kann sich auf eine nahe Insel retten, auf der andere Passagiere des Segelschiffs an Land gehen. Dort findet er eine seltsame, höchst verstörende Welt vor, in der Zwitterwesen aus Mensch und Tier leben. Urheber des Horrors ist der mysteriöse Doktor Moreau, ein aus London stammender Wissenschaftler,...
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When Captain Gerilleau received instructions to take his new gunboat, the Benjamin Constant, to Badama on the Batemo arm of the Guaramadema and there assist the inhabitants against a plague of ants, he suspected the authorities of mockery. His promotion had been romantic and irregular, the affections of a prominent Brazilian lady and the captain's liquid eyes had played a part in the process, and the Diario and O Futuro had been lamentably disrespectful...
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Two of the greatest science fiction classics of all time... in one collection!
H.G. Wells (1866 -1946) the master of the genre, created his "scientific romances" and set the standard for futuristic literature that also, teemed with both social commentary and a prescient view of the world to come.
Enjoy these two classics by the "father of science fiction."
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Many authors throughout history have presented their religious beliefs in written form, and H. G. Wells is no exception. Within this fascinating volume, Wells covers everything from inter personal relationships to military attitude. He begins with his ideas concerning metaphysics, beliefs, and general conduct; with the latter part of the book dealing with 'personal things'. Contents include: "The Back Of Miss Bathwick And George Boon", "Being The...
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Classic novel, first published in 1896. According to Wikipedia: "The Wheels of Chance is an early comic novel by H. G. Wells about a cycle holiday, somewhat in the style of Three Men in a Boat. This novel was written at the height of the cycling craze (1890-1905) when practical, comfortable bicycles first became widely and cheaply available, and before the rise of the automobile.