H. G. Wells

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Literary Fiction

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H. G. Wells - Mr. Britling Sees It Through

«Mr. Britling Sees It Through» is H. G. Wells' attempt to make sense of World War I. It begins with a lighthearted account of an American visiting England for the first time, but the outbreak of war changes...

Peter Eastman 17 hours 10 minutes

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General Fiction

528

H. G. Wells - New Machiavelli

About a political idealist who changes his colours and engages in a sexual adventure, this novel by H.G. Wells generated controversy when it was first published in 1911. — Summary by Anthony Ogus

Anthony Ogus 16 hours 41 minutes

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General Fiction

507

H. G. Wells - Tono-Bungay

Tono-Bungay is a realist semi-autobiographical novel. It is narrated by George Ponderevo, a science student who is drafted in to help with the promotion of Tono-Bungay, a harmful stimulant disguised as a miraculous...

Delmar H Dolbier and 2 more 15 hours 11 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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H. G. Wells - Short History of the World

A Short History of the World is a non-fictional historic work by English author H. G. Wells, largely inspired by Wells's earlier 1919 work The Outline of History. The book summarises the scientific knowledge of the...

Kristine Bekere 13 hours 51 minutes

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General Fiction

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H. G. Wells - Passionate Friends

H. G. Wells is best known for his science fiction, but some of his greatest works were in other genres. The Passionate Friends is a love story. It also is a story about dreams, despair, jealousy, sex, the struggle...

Peter Eastman 12 hours 49 minutes

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General Fiction

521

H. G. Wells - Kipps

Arthur Kipps, an orphaned draper’s assistant of humble means, unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money and that is when all his troubles begin. Wanting to marry above his social class, he has to learn how to lead a...

Anthony Ogus 11 hours 55 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

506

H. G. Wells - War in the Air

War in the Air was written during a prolific time in H. G. Wells's writing career. Having withdrawn from British politics to spend more time on his own ideas, he published twelve books between 1901 and 1911, including...

Frank Booker and 6 more 10 hours 52 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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H. G. Wells - Ann Veronica

Ann Veronica was a controversial book detailing the development of a naive school girl into a «New Woman». When it was published, the Spectator described it as a «poisonous book… capable of poisoning the minds of...

Joy Chan 10 hours 25 minutes

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General Fiction

H. G. Wells - Modern Utopia

H. G. Wells's proposal for social reform was the formation of a world state, a concept that would increasingly preoccupy him throughout the remainder of his life. One of his most ambitious early attempts at portraying...

Alisson Veldhuis and 8 more 10 hours 11 minutes

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Science Fiction

519

H. G. Wells - In the Days of the Comet

William («Willie») is a student living in the British town of Clayton. As a Socialist, he tries to move power from the upper class to the working class. Interestingly, in a fictitious confrontation Britain declares...

Bigmouth and 5 more 9 hours 50 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

533

H. G. Wells - History of Mr. Polly

A funny and touching account of the imaginative Mr. Polly who, bored and trapped in his conventional life, makes a U-turn –- and changes everything. H.G. Wells’ early life as the son of a semi-insolvent...

Adrian Praetzellis 9 hours 8 minutes

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Fantastic Fiction

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H. G. Wells - 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 when he and other motorists are swept 3,000 years into the future....

powellb and 8 more 8 hours 35 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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