The Time Machine / The Island of Doctor Moreau / The Invisible Man / The War of the Worlds / The First Men in the Moon
by H. G. Wells
H.G. Wells Classic Collection (book 1)
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This collection includes The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon and The Invisible Man - all collected in a stunning leather-bound omnibus. Five of the best science fiction novels by the Grandfather of Science Fiction: unsurpassed in their timeless capacity to thrill and transfix, these are tales that reach to the heart of human ambition, fear, intelligence and hope. The Time Machine was Wells' first major piece of fiction: a haunting show more vision of a far future earth orbiting a sun cooling to extinction. The War of the Worlds: still considered by many to be the best novel of alien invasion ever written The Island of Doctor Moreau: with its terrible creation The House of Pain, this tale anticipated our terror of genetic engineering. The Invisible Man: the classic study of scientific hubris. The First Men in the Moon: a Scientific Romance, a fantastical voyage a dystopian nightmare revealed. show lessTags
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Beautiful print of some classic stories. Some better than others. Average of perhaps 4.2 across the board. Isle of Dr. Moroe is probably the highlight.
This Wells collection looks really nice. (It does not look like the picture on this page.)
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H. G. Wells was born in Bromley, England on September 21, 1866. After a limited education, he was apprenticed to a draper, but soon found he wanted something more out of life. He read widely and got a position as a student assistant in a secondary school, eventually winning a scholarship to the Royal College of Science in South Kensington, where show more he studied biology. He graduated from London University in 1888 and became a science teacher. He also wrote for magazines. When his stories began to sell, he left teaching to write full time. He became an author best known for science fiction novels and comic novels. His science fiction novels include The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Wonderful Visit, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The First Men in the Moon, and The Food of the Gods. His comic novels include Love and Mr. Lewisham, Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul, The History of Mr. Polly, and Tono-Bungay. He also wrote several short story collections including The Stolen Bacillus, The Plattner Story, and Tales of Space and Time. He died on August 13, 1946 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Time Machine / The Island of Doctor Moreau / The Invisible Man / The War of the Worlds / The First Men in the Moon
- Alternate titles
- The War of the Worlds; The Time Machine; The Invisible Man; The Island of Dr. Moreau; The First Men in the Moon
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- 2010
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- Baxter, Stephen
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- This work contains 5 books by HG Wells, and should not be combined with any of the individual works:
- The War of the Worlds
- The Time Machine
- The Invisible Man
- The Island of Dr Moreau
- ... (show all)The First Men in the Moon
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