Synopses & Reviews
The H.G. Wells Reader, the authoritative collection of Wells' fiction, presents short stories, excerpts from Wells' novels (The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, and many more), and three complete novels (including The First Men in the Moon). This collection, the first of its kind, indicates the full breadth of Wells' visionary views and social commentary.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 478).
Synopsis
Huntington carefully compiled this readable anthology of Well's fiction. Includes 17 works, including The Time Machineand two other complete novels-the rarer The First Men and the Moon and In the Days of the Comet, 10 short stories, and excerpts from 6 other novels.
Table of Contents
The stolen bacillus (1894) -- The triumphs of a taxidermist (1894) -- ¥pornis Island (1894) -- From The time machine (from chapters 4, 14, 15 and the epilogue) (1895) -- From The wheels of chance (chapters 28-29) (1895) -- From The island of Doctor Moreau (from chapters 12 and 16) (1896) -- From The invisible man (chapters 5-7) (1897) -- From The war of the worlds (book 1, chapters 1, 2, 5, 13 and 17; book 2, chapter 8) (1898) -- From The first men in the moon (chapter 6 to the end) (1901) -- From The food of the gods (from chapters 2 and 3) (1904) -- The country of the blind (1904) -- From In the days of the comet ( book 1; book 2, from chapters 1 and 3; book 3, from chapters 1 and 3, and the epilogue) (1906) -- From Tono-bungay (book 2, chapter 2; book 4, chapter 3) (1909) -- The history of Mr. Polly (1910).