Widely regarded as the father of science fiction, H. G. Wells was also a prolific author of history, politics and social commentary, whose works from an early date were renowned for their outspoken socialist views. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Wells’ complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare novels and tales, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. Parts Edition is available for this title. (Version 8)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Wells’ life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts
* ALL 52 novels, with individual contents tables
* Many rare novels appearing for the first time in digital print
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* All of the short stories – including rare tales available in no other collection
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
* Easily locate the short stories you want to read
* Includes a wide selection of Wells’ non-fiction – spend hours exploring the author’s varied works
* Special criticism essay, evaluating Wells’ contribution to literature
* Features Wells’ autobiography – discover Wells’ literary life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
* UPDATED with 11 more non-fiction works and 10 more criticism essays
CONTENTS:
The Novels
The Time Machine (1895)
The Wonderful Visit (1895)
The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896)
The Wheels of Chance (1896)
The Invisible Man (1897)
The War of the Worlds (1898)
When the Sleeper Wakes (1899)
Love and Mr. Lewisham (1899)
The First Men in the Moon (1901)
The Sea Lady (1902)
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth (1904)
Kipps (1905)
A Modern Utopia (1905)
In the Days of the Comet (1906)
The War in the Air (1908)
Tono-Bungay (1909)
Ann Veronica (1909)
The History of Mr. Polly (1910)
The Sleeper Awakes (1910)
The New Machiavelli (1911)
Marriage (1912)
The Passionate Friends (1913)
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman (1914)
The World Set Free (1914)
Bealby (1915)
Boon (1915)
The Research Magnificent (1915)
Mr. Britling Sees It Through (1916)
The Soul of a Bishop (1917)
Joan and Peter (1918)
The Undying Fire (1919)
The Secret Places of the Heart (1922)
Men Like Gods (1923)
The Dream (1924)
Christina Alberta’s Father (1925)
The World of William Clissold (1916)
Meanwhile (1927)
Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island (1928)
The King who was a King (1929)
The Autocracy of Mr. Parham (1930)
The Bulpington of Blup (1932)
The Shape of Things to Come (1933)
The Croquet Player (1936)
Brynhild (1937)
Star Begotten (1937)
The Camford Visitation (1937)
Apropos of Dolores (1938)
The Brothers (1938)
The Holy Terror (1939)
Babes in the Darkling Wood (1939)
All Aboard for Ararat (1940)
You Can’t Be Too Careful (1942)
The Short Story Collections
Early Short Stories
Select Conversations with an Uncle (1895)
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents (1895)
The Plattner Story and Others (1897)
Tales of Space and Time (1899)
Twelve Stories and a Dream (1903)
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories (1911)
The Door in the Wall and Other Stories (1911)
Uncollected Short Stories
The Short Stories
List of Short Stories in Chronological Order
List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order
The Non-Fiction
Text-Book of Biology (1893)
and many more...
The Autobiography
Experiment in Autobiography (1934)