The way the world is going: Guesses & forecasts of the years ahead

Anticipations of the reaction of mechanical and scientific progress upon human life and thought

H. G. Wells

The war of the worlds

H. G. Wells

The novel is a science‑fiction war story that begins with a sweeping meditation on humanity’s complacency at…

The Time Machine

H. G. Wells

The opening places the work squarely in the science‑fiction tradition, introducing a speculative discussion…

The Passionate Friends

H. G. Wells

The Passionate Friends is a reflective, semi‑autobiographical novel by H. G.

Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story

H. G. Wells

Ann Veronica is a feminist‑tinged love story that opens with the heroine’s stark assessment of marriage as a…

Tales of Space and Time

H. G. Wells

The work is a Victorian‑era science‑fiction tale that begins inside a cramped, dust‑laden curiosity shop on…