Science Fiction & Speculative
A Modern Utopia
H. G. Wells imagines a future world-state and uses the fictional journey to discuss government, social organization, technology, work, mobility, and the possibility of reform
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Books by H. G. Wells
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History & Civilization
A Short History of the World
H. G. Wells attempts a broad world history that is especially interesting as a twentieth-century effort to connect civilizations, science and large-scale historical change
Classics & Literature
A year of prophesying
Wells collects essays and predictions about society, politics, science, war, and the direction of modern civilization
Science Fiction & Speculative
In the Days of the Comet
A strange atmospheric event becomes the trigger for a transformed society. Wells uses the speculative premise to imagine changes in politics, conflict, relationships and everyday life
Science Fiction & Speculative
In the fourth year
In the Fourth Year is H. G
Science Fiction & Speculative
The first men in the moon
When businessman Bedford meets the eccentric scientist Mr. Cavor, he expects oddity; he does not expect to be invited on a journey to the Moon
Science Fiction & Speculative
The First Men in the Moon
A lunar adventure that combines scientific speculation with invention, exploration and the discovery of an unfamiliar civilization
Science Fiction & Speculative
The Invisible Man
A scientific transformation becomes a story about power, anonymity, paranoia and the social consequences of gaining the ability to act unseen
Science Fiction & Speculative
The Island of Doctor Moreau
An isolated island experiment raises questions about scientific power, violence, morality and the unstable boundary between human and animal
Science Fiction & Speculative
The sleeper awakes
Wells imagines a man who sleeps for centuries and awakens in a transformed future where technology, wealth, class, and concentrated power have reshaped society
Science Fiction & Speculative
The Time Machine
Wells turns time travel into a vehicle for thinking about evolution, class, technology and the long-term consequences of social arrangements
Science Fiction & Speculative
The war of the worlds
The War of the Worlds begins with one of science fiction’s most effective reversals: humanity discovers that it is not the dominant species on its own planet. Martians land in England and unleash machines vastly more powerful than human weapons
Classics & Literature
The Wonderful Visit
Wells combines fantasy and social satire when a mysterious angel-like visitor arrives in an English village and disrupts assumptions about morality, religion, and respectability
Science Fiction & Speculative
The world set free
The World Set Free is H. G
Science Fiction & Speculative
The World Set Free
Wells imagines a future reshaped by atomic energy, showing how a technological breakthrough can reorganize politics, warfare and the structure of civilization
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