Forfatter fødeår: 1866-1946
Dette er en af de første romaner om manipulation med biologisk materiale – det der i dag har udviklet sig til gensplejsning. H. G. Wells stiller i 1896 spørgsmålet om det etiske i vores... Læs mere
I slutningen af 1800-tallet er de fleste briter meget sikre i deres overbevisning om at deres imperium er usårligt, og at de er skabt til at herske over det meste af verden. Deres hær og... Læs mere
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In this short story H.G. Wells conducts a disconcerting thought experiment. What would become of a community if its members were somehow deprived of sight?
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Arnold Blettsworthy to młody mężczyzna, który rozkręcił dobrze prosperujący biznes i zaczyna myśleć o ustatkowaniu się w życiu osobistym. Nic z tego! Po tym, jak zostaje zdradzony przez... Læs mere
Wielka stalowa kula została zbudowana po to, by bezpiecznie eksplorować dno oceanu. Śmiałkiem, który ma podjąć się tego zadania, jest Elstead. Tuż przed rozpoczęciem ekspedycji konstrukcja i... Læs mere
From the author of the science fiction classic, 'The War of the Worlds', H.G. Wells' 'The Lost Inheritance' is a supernatural, suspense novella. In this short story, a young man's... Læs mere
‘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,... Læs mere
H.G. Wells considered his short story, 'The Jilting of Jane', to be amongst the best of his early fiction. This romantic, mystery novella tells the story of Jane, a maid working in... Læs mere
Written just eight years before the Wright brothers made their first powered flight, ‘The Argonauts of the Air’ follows the fortunes of eccentric millionaire, Monson. Monson is... Læs mere
'The Apple' is a fantasy-mystery short story by H.G. Wells. It is the tale of a student who, whilst travelling by train in a third-class carriage, is offered genuine, forbidden fruit from the... Læs mere
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A Victorian gentleman arrives late to a party and reveals he used a machine of his own invention to travel time and has returned from a journey that took him 100,000 years into the... Læs mere