Les chefs-d'oeuvre de H.G. Wells

by H. G. Wells

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La Machine à explorer le temps ; Une histoire des temps à venir ; Les Premiers Hommes dans la Lune ; La Guerre des mondes ; L'Ile du docteur Moreau ; L'Homme invisible ; M. Barnstaple chez les hommes-dieux. Et onze nouvelles : L'Etoile, Dans l'abîme -L'Oeuf de cristal, Le Nouvel Accélérateur, L'Histoire de Plattner, Le Corps volé, Sous le bistouri, Un rêve d'Armaggedon, Un étrange phénomène, La Porte dans. le mur, Mr Skelmersdale au pays des fées. L'invasion de la Terre par les Martiens, les manipulations génétiques, l'exploration spatiale, le voyage dans le temps; les univers parallèles, les savants fous... Anticipant les ressources de la science grâce à son imagination de romancier, humaniste, prophète parfois, H.G. show more Wells.(1866-1946) a révolutionné la littérature en inventant la science-fiction moderne. ' Aucun écrivain de notre temps n'a influencé aussi profondément ses contemporains ' a dit de lui George Orwell. Un siècle plus tard, son œuvre n'a rien perdu de son efficacité ni de sa puissance d'évocation. show less

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H. G. Wells

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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