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(The son of a professional cricketer and a lady's maid, H. G. Wells served apprenticeships as a draper and a chemist's assistant before winning a scholarship to the prestigious Normal School of Science in London. While he is best remembered for his groundbreaking science fiction novels, including The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau, Wells also wrote extensively on politics and social matters and was one of the foremost public intellectuals of his day.
Genres: Science Fiction, Literary Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
Novels
The Lord of the Dynamos (1894)
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)
Love and Mr Lewisham (1899)
When the Sleeper Wakes (1899)
aka The Sleeper Awakes
The First Men in the Moon (1901)
The Sea Lady (1902)
The Food of the Gods (1904)
Kipps (1905)
In the Days of the Comet (1906)
The War in the Air (1908)
Ann Veronica (1909)
Tono-Bungay (1909)
The History of Mr Polly (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, The Mind Of The Race... (1915) (as by Reginald Bliss)
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)
Washington and the Hope of Peace (1922)
Men Like Gods (1923)
The Dream (1924)
Christina Alberta's Father (1925)
The World of William Clissold (1926)
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)
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
Apropos Of Dolores (1937)
Brynhild (1937)
The Camford Visitation (1937)
Star Begotten (1937)
The Brothers (1938)
The Holy Terror (1939)
All Aboard for Ararat (1940)
Babes In The Darkling Wood (1940)
You Can't Be Too Careful (1941)
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)
Love and Mr Lewisham (1899)
When the Sleeper Wakes (1899)
aka The Sleeper Awakes
The First Men in the Moon (1901)
The Sea Lady (1902)
The Food of the Gods (1904)
Kipps (1905)
In the Days of the Comet (1906)
The War in the Air (1908)
Ann Veronica (1909)
Tono-Bungay (1909)
The History of Mr Polly (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, The Mind Of The Race... (1915) (as by Reginald Bliss)
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)
Washington and the Hope of Peace (1922)
Men Like Gods (1923)
The Dream (1924)
Christina Alberta's Father (1925)
The World of William Clissold (1926)
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)
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
Apropos Of Dolores (1937)
Brynhild (1937)
The Camford Visitation (1937)
Star Begotten (1937)
The Brothers (1938)
The Holy Terror (1939)
All Aboard for Ararat (1940)
Babes In The Darkling Wood (1940)
You Can't Be Too Careful (1941)
Collections
Select Conversations With An Uncle... (1895)
The Stolen Bacillus (1895)
The Red Room (1896)
The Plattner Story (1897)
Thirty Strange Stories (1897)
A Cure For Love (1899)
Tales of Space and Time (1899)
Twelve Stories and a Dream (1903)
The Country of the Blind (1911)
The Door In The Wall (1911)
The Star (1913)
Tales of the Unexpected (1922)
Tales Of Life and Adventure (1923)
Tales Of Wonder (1923)
The Empire Of The Ants (1925)
Selected Short Stories (1927)
The Short Stories of H G Wells (1927)
The Adventures Of Tommy (1929)
The Valley Of Spiders (1930)
The Stolen Body (1931)
The Favorite/Famous Short Stories Of H G Wells (1937)
Short Stories By H G Wells (1940)
The Inexperienced Ghost (1943)
The Land Ironclads (1943)
The New Accelerator (1943)
The Truth About Pyecraft (1943)
Twenty-Eight Science Fiction Stories (1952)
Seven Stories (1953)
Three Prophetic Science Fiction Novels of H. G. Wells (1960)
The Cone (1965)
Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells (1966)
The Complete Short Stories of H G Wells (1966)
Selected Stories of H. G. Wells (2004)
The Book Of Time (2011) (with Richard A Lupoff)
The War of the Worlds & Other Tales (2021)
The Stolen Bacillus (1895)
The Red Room (1896)
The Plattner Story (1897)
Thirty Strange Stories (1897)
A Cure For Love (1899)
Tales of Space and Time (1899)
Twelve Stories and a Dream (1903)
The Country of the Blind (1911)
The Door In The Wall (1911)
The Star (1913)
Tales of the Unexpected (1922)
Tales Of Life and Adventure (1923)
Tales Of Wonder (1923)
The Empire Of The Ants (1925)
Selected Short Stories (1927)
The Short Stories of H G Wells (1927)
The Adventures Of Tommy (1929)
The Valley Of Spiders (1930)
The Stolen Body (1931)
The Favorite/Famous Short Stories Of H G Wells (1937)
Short Stories By H G Wells (1940)
The Inexperienced Ghost (1943)
The Land Ironclads (1943)
The New Accelerator (1943)
The Truth About Pyecraft (1943)
Twenty-Eight Science Fiction Stories (1952)
Seven Stories (1953)
Three Prophetic Science Fiction Novels of H. G. Wells (1960)
The Cone (1965)
Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells (1966)
The Complete Short Stories of H G Wells (1966)
Selected Stories of H. G. Wells (2004)
The Book Of Time (2011) (with Richard A Lupoff)
The War of the Worlds & Other Tales (2021)
Novellas and Short Stories
The Chronic Argonauts (1888)
The Flying Man (1893)
Aepyornis Island (1894)
A Deal in Ostriches (1894)
The Diamond Maker (1894)
The Flowering of the Strange Orchid (1894)
In the Avu Observatory (1894)
The Jilting of Jane (1894)
Through a Window (1894)
The Triumphs of a Taxidermist (1894)
The Argonauts of the Air (1895)
A Catastrophe (1895)
Le Mari Terrible (1895)
The Moth (1895)
Pollock and the Porroh Man (1895)
The Reconciliation (1895)
The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes (1895)
The Temptation of Harringay (1895)
The Apple (1896)
In the Abyss (1896)
The Purple Pileus (1896)
The Rajah's Treasure (1896)
The Sea Raiders (1896)
A Slip Under the Microscope (1896)
Under the Knife (1896)
The Crystal Egg (1897)
The Lost Inheritance (1897)
A Story of the Days to Come (1897)
A Story of the Stone Age (1897)
Jimmy Goggles the God (1898)
Miss Winchelsea's Heart (1898)
A Vision of Judgement (1899)
A Dream of Armageddon (1901)
Filmer (1901)
The Magic Shop (1903)
The Beautiful Suit (1909)
The Sad Story of a Dramatic Critic (1915)
The Story of the Last Trump (1915)
The Wild Asses of the Devil (1915)
The Grisly Folk (1921)
The Treasure In The Forest (1929)
The Flying Man (1893)
Aepyornis Island (1894)
A Deal in Ostriches (1894)
The Diamond Maker (1894)
The Flowering of the Strange Orchid (1894)
In the Avu Observatory (1894)
The Jilting of Jane (1894)
Through a Window (1894)
The Triumphs of a Taxidermist (1894)
The Argonauts of the Air (1895)
A Catastrophe (1895)
Le Mari Terrible (1895)
The Moth (1895)
Pollock and the Porroh Man (1895)
The Reconciliation (1895)
The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes (1895)
The Temptation of Harringay (1895)
The Apple (1896)
In the Abyss (1896)
The Purple Pileus (1896)
The Rajah's Treasure (1896)
The Sea Raiders (1896)
A Slip Under the Microscope (1896)
Under the Knife (1896)
The Crystal Egg (1897)
The Lost Inheritance (1897)
A Story of the Days to Come (1897)
A Story of the Stone Age (1897)
Jimmy Goggles the God (1898)
Miss Winchelsea's Heart (1898)
A Vision of Judgement (1899)
A Dream of Armageddon (1901)
Filmer (1901)
The Magic Shop (1903)
The Beautiful Suit (1909)
The Sad Story of a Dramatic Critic (1915)
The Story of the Last Trump (1915)
The Wild Asses of the Devil (1915)
The Grisly Folk (1921)
The Treasure In The Forest (1929)
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