H G Wells - Libros y biografía

Der utopische Roman »Im Jahr des Kometen« von H. G. Wells enthält eine recht umfassende Kritik am frühindustriellen England des 19. Jahrhunderts. Der Roman entwickelt darüber hinaus das Bild einer neuen...

THE WORLD SET FREE was written in 1913 and published early in 1914, and it is the latest of a series of three fantasias of possibility, stories which all turn on the possible developments in the future...

As I sit writing in my study, I can hear our Jane bumping her way downstairs with a brush and dust-pan. She used in the old days to sing hymn tunes, or the British national song for the time being, to...

If you (presuming you are of the sex that does such things)-if you had gone into the Drapery Emporium-which is really only magnificent for shop-of Messrs. Antrobus & Co.-a perfectly fictitious "Co.,"...

Sammelband mit fünf Werken · Der Diktator · Menschen, Göttern gleich · Mr. Blettsworthy auf der Insel Rampole · Einstweilen · Das Kristall-Ei (Erzählungen)

The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 and written as a frame narrative. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel...

There was, until a year ago, a little and very grimy-looking shop near Seven Dials, over which, in weather-worn yellow lettering, the name of "C. Cave, Naturalist and Dealer in Antiquities," was inscribed....

Es ist das Jahr 4000. Ein Mann hat einen Traum, der ihn ins 19. Jahrhundert zurückversetzt. Mit dem gut zweitausendjährigen Abstand blickt er auf Sitten, Gesellschaftsstruktur, Gesetzgebung, Wirtschaft...

The stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, over the down, walking from Bramblehurst railway station, and carrying a little...

The Country of the Blind and Other Stories is a collection of thirty-three fantasy and science fiction short stories written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1894 and 1909. It was first published...

I SAW a gray-haired man, a figure of hale age, sitting at a desk and writing. He seemed to be in a room in a tower, very high, so that through the tall window on his left one perceived only distances,...

As I sit down to write here amidst the shadows of vine-leaves under the blue sky of southern Italy, it comes to me with a certain quality of astonishment that my participation in these amazing adventures...

The buying of orchids always has in it a certain speculative flavour. You have before you the brown shrivelled lump of tissue, and for the rest you must trust your judgment, or the auctioneer, or your...

Illustrated Edition: Includes 20 stunning illustrations that bring the story's thrilling and unsettling moments to life. Bonus Features: Contains a detailed summary, a comprehensive list of characters,...

A mysterious individual with a white face boards the train to London. At first he does not seem to be interested in what is happening in his carriage, but suddenly, attracted by a book a passenger is...

Sul treno per Londra sale un misterioso individuo dalla faccia bianca. Inizialmente non sembra interessarsi delle faccende che accadono sulla sua carrozza, ma improvvisamente, attirato da un libro che...

1894. Terreur sur Terre : des météores venus de Mars se rapprochent dangereusement. Le comté de Surrey, en Angleterre, est le premier touché. Les badauds s'attroupent autour d'un énorme objet cylindrique...

Dive headfirst into this gorgeously romantic and satirical novel which reveals a different side to the father of sci-fi. When young Ellen Sawbridge meets wealthy Isaac Harman, she charitably agrees to...

'This Misery of Boots' is a compelling non-fiction book by H.G. Wells. The book uniquely and entertainingly puts forth the virtues of socialism and criticises working conditions in 20th Century Britain....

What happens when you glimpse into the fourth dimension? You return forever changed as a mirror image. Glimpsing into a parallel world through a science experiment gone wrong, the schoolteacher Gottfried...

'The Future in America' is a travelogue that contains the impressions of H. G. Wells from his visits to the United States as well as his unique views on subjects like corruption, injustice, and social...

A superbly crafted psychological chiller with an ending to die for! Let H. G. Wells walk you through the fear and uneasiness that abounds at night in the Red Room in Lorraine Castle. "The Red Room" (1894)...

Written on the eve of Allied Forces' preparation for going into battle with Germany, this prophetic book can be read as a manifesto preaching peace amidst the horrors of the Great War. In 'What is Coming?'...

The fantasy and science-fiction stories in this early collection by H. G. Wells deal in extraordinary sarcasm, vividness, and attention to detail. The fantastic go hand in hand with the humorous, the...

'The War That Will End War' is a collection of thought-provoking esssays, in which H. G. Wells examines the causes and effects of the First World War. For the pacifist Wells, the First World War is an...

'The Sea Lady' is 'The Little Mermaid' for grownups. Set in Folkestone, the story focuses on a mermaid who comes ashore, with the intent of seducing Harry Chatteris. Living under the name of Doris Thalassia...

The novel revolves around a man from the future whose brief afternoon nap is vividly tinged with the dream he has of a man from the past. Utopian in its entirety, the book touches upon various topics...

'The Salvaging of Civilization' is a thought-provoking non-fiction work by H. G. Wells, written several years after the First World War. Centred around the major issues of education and global development,...

'What does all this struggle here amount to?' William Benham sets out on a globe-trotting adventure to find the answer in H.G. Wells' 'The Research Magnificent'. Overzealous and unprepared, the young...

Dive in and discover the depths of the human soul with H.G. Wells' masterful tale!Drawing heavily from Wells' own troubled relationship with religion during the First World War, the protagonist Bishop...