H.G. Wells
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The Dream
Sarnac is a scientist and a leading figure in the field of chemical reactions of cells. Plagued by a beautiful and terrifying dream he had…
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The World Set Free
In "The World Set Free," H.G. Wells takes a science fictional look at the future, where if world peace is to be attained through labour…
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The Sea-Lady
The Sea-Lady concerns a mermaid who comes to shore, ostensibly with the intention of joining genteel society but who really desires to seduce Chatteris, a…
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The Autocracy of Mr Parham
Mr Parham is a traditional academic disappointed with the social trends of his time. Sir Bussy Woodcock is an intelligent but unrefined self-made millionaire. The…
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The King Who was a King
"The King Who Was a King - The Book of a Film" is a fascinating treatise on the development of film written by H. G.…
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Mr Blettsworthy on Rampole Island
Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island, written in 1928, tells the story of Arnold Blettsworthy who, after being betrayed by a business partner, is advised to…
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The War in the Air
Following the development of massive airships, naïve Londoner Bert Smallways becomes accidentally involved in a German plot to invade America by air and reduce New…
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Men Like Gods
In the summer of 1921, a disenchanted journalist escapes the rat race for a drive in the country. But Mr. Barnstaple's trip exceeds his expectations…
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In the Days of the Comet
Revenge was all Leadford could think of as he set out to find the unfaithful Nettie and her adulterous lover. But this was all to…
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The Sleeper Awakes
A troubled insomniac in 1890s England falls suddenly into a sleep-like trance, from which he does not awake for over two hundred years. During his…
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You Can't Be Too Careful
A satirical novel of one Englishman, a Mr. Edward Albert Tewler, from cradle to grave.
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Babes in the Darkling Wood
Stella has the world at her feet - good looks, brains, and a place at Cambridge University. Together with her admirer Gemini, she becomes interested…
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All Aboard for Ararat
A profound and witty Voltairian dialogue between a twentieth-century Noah and an Old Testament Deity, planning a new Ark in which the best of mankind…
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The Holy Terror
When Cook's newborn baby entered the world, he had nothing but hope for its future. However, it was immediately clear that this was no ordinary…