H. G Wells
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This volume contains a series of predictions made by H. G. Wells as to the ramifications of World War I, covering such areas as politics, economics, border changes, education, media, law, and more.
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"Forecasting The Future",
"The End Of The War",
"Nations In Liquidation",
"Braintree, Bocking, And The Future Of The World",
"How Far Will Europe Go Toward Socialism?",
"Lawyer And Press",
"The New Education",
"What The War Is...
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Bealby is a young boy, who is absolutely determined not to accept his lot in life as a servant. However, despite having thrown tantrums and argued with his mother about his future, he has not been able to change his fate. He reluctantly leaves his home for Shonts, a big country house, to work as a steward's boy. What he hasn't anticipated, however, are the guests that are arriving for the weekend at the big house, or for the arrival of the eccentric...
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'Socialism and the Family' contains two essays written by H. G. Wells. The first paper was presented at the Fabian Society in October, 1906, and the other was first published in the 'Independent Review'. Combined, they present an exacting picture of the attitude of Modern Socialism to family life. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in Socialism, and it is not to be missed by enthusiasts of Wells' seminal work. Includes a...
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The Bishop of Princhester has come to doubt the Trinity, as well as a number of other things relating to the Creed. Not only this, but he has come to realize that there are others within the church with doubts-some who even doubt the existence of God. Although the Bishop believes fervently in God, his disagreements with the dogma, creating an inner turmoil that throws his life into chaos. H. G. Wells, "The Father of Science Fiction", was also a staunch...
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In the Fourth Year is a collection of essays written by H.G. Wells concerning the problem of achieving lasting peace at the end of World War One. They mainly deal with stratagems for the League of Nations and discussions of post-war politics, and are highly recommended reading for those with a keen interest in European politics, rapprochement, and World War One. Herbert George "H.G." Wells (1866 - 1946) was a seminal English writer whose notable works...
46) The Star
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The people of Earth awaken to the news that a strange luminous object has erupted, into the Solar System, after disturbing the normal orbit of the planet Neptune. Although initially it is only of interest to astronomers, eventually the world media announces that it is a whole star, heading in a collision course toward the center of our star system. The star has already consumed Neptune.
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Whether it is attainable, how it can be attained, and what sort of world a world at peace will have to be.
Today the phrase 'New World Order' evokes dystopian visions of enforcing a uniform international peace, Big Brother surveillance and legal order through a system of collective security and stringent control of a brainwashed citizenry.
H. G. Wells called for the complete socialisation of the world. He vocally criticised Soviet Communism and...
48) Die Zeitmaschine
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Ein genialer Erfinder im London des ausgehenden 19. Jahrhunderts entwickelt eine Maschine, mit der er in der Zeit reisen kann. Bei einer abendlichen Gesellschaft erzählt er Freunden und Wissenschaftskollegen von der sensationellen Erfindung. Während die sich noch wundern und ihn für geistig umnachtet erklären, setzt er sich in sein Zeitreise-Gefährt und entschwindet. Er strandet im Jahr 802.701 n. Chr., wo er nicht etwa auf eine hochtechnisierte...
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This Misery of Boots is a 1907 political tract by H. G. Wells advocating socialism. Published by the Fabian Society, This Misery of Boots is the expansion of a 1905 essay with the same name. Its five chapters condemn private property in land and means of production and calls for their expropriation by the state "not for profit, but for service.
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One of the founding fathers of science fiction, H. G. Wells is known for such landmark novels as The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau. In When the Sleeper Wakes, he sends a nineteenth-century man hurtling into an unfamiliar dystopian future…
In 1890s England, Graham, a fanatic socialist and author of prophetic writings, takes medication for his insomnia and is plunged into a deep sleep that lasts two hundred years. He awakens in a domed...
51) The Holy Terror
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A fictional biography of Rudolf „Rud" Whitlow, who builds a political party that slowly becomes a world dominant dictatorship. Wells wrote the work just before World War II as Hitler was consolidating his power in Germany. Rud, is a baby boy, and later, grew to be a young man who had a remarkable talent of oratory: the gift of gab. He is eventually encouraged to perform public speaking, lecturing and finally, revolutionary speeches. Through this...
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First and Last Things is a 1908 work of philosophy by H. G. Wells setting forth his beliefs in four "books" entitled "Metaphysics," "Of Belief," "Of General Conduct," and "Some Personal Things." Parts of the book were published in the Independent Magazine in July and August 1908. Wells revised the book extensively in 1917, in response to his religious conversion, but later published a further revision in 1929 that restored much of the book to its...
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Written in 1924, The Dream tells the story of a man from a Utopian future who dreams the entire life of an Englishman from birth to his untimely death. Weaving the lives of Sarnac, a biologist from the year 4,000 A.D., and Harry, a man whose life was ended too soon, Wells creates a mystical connection between two very different time periods. This classic science-fiction novel with a splash of romance has captivated audiences for generations.
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In twenty-second-century London, the young heiress Elizabeth rejects her father's chosen suitor in favor of the lower-middle-class Denton.
Determined they can live off love, the two elope to live in the abandoned countryside, but soon find the place too wild to inhabit. Readers discover the inner workings of this future society's class hierarchy through the couple's social decline. Can their love survive such conditions, and can they overcome...
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"An Experiment in Autobiography" was first published in 1934. Within it, Wells recounts his childhood, school days, struggle to make money, his eventual literary success, and latter occupation as a prophet of socialism. A fascinating and unique look into the life and mind of this seminal author, "An Experiment in Autobiography" will appeal to all who have read and loved the works of H. G. Wells.
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"47 High Street, Bromley, Kent",...
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After Wells published 'An Outline of History', which was among the first comprehensive histories based on a scientific viewpoint, the Roman Catholic writer Hilaire Belloc fought back with a series of essays condemning the book, especially for omitting God and for his acceptance of evolution theory. 'Mr. Belloc Objects to 'The Outline of History'' constitutes Wells' own literary retort, and is both entertaining and impressive. Contents include: 'Mr....
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Published in 1922, Tales of the Unexpected gathers fifteen tales, including such classic stories as "The New Accelerator," in which a newly discovered elixir that enables individuals to move rapidly through time turns out to be both a blessing and a curse and "A Dream of Armageddon," a futuristic, anti-war tale of a man torn between his love for a woman and the political life he wants to abandon. Also included are "The Door in the Wall," "The Man...
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Ann Veronica is a feminist novel by H.G. Wells published in 1909. Ann Veronica describes the rebellion of Ann Veronica Stanley, "a young lady of nearly two-and-twenty," against her middle-class father's stern patriarchal rule. The novel dramatizes the contemporary problem of the New Woman. It is set in Edwardian London and environs, except for an Alpine excursion. Ann Veronica offers vignettes of the Women's suffrage movement in Great Britain and...
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Mr. Hoopdriver, an unhappy draper's assistant, takes a ten-day holiday: a bicycle tour of the English countryside. His repeated encounters with a pretty young woman cyclist in bloomers leads to flights of fancy that make this not only one of Well's funniest novels but also gives an early glimpse of the "New Woman." Wells's delightful comedy also documents the bicycle's liberating impact on social mores.
60) An Englishman Looks at the World: Being a Series of Unrestrained Remarks Upon Contemporary Matters
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First published in 1914, "An Englishman Looks At The World" is a collection of notes and essays on various contemporary issues by English writer H. G. Wells. Contents include: "The Coming of Blériot", "My First Flight", "Off the Chain", "Of the New Reign", "Will the Empire Live?", "The Labour Unrest", "The Great State", "The Common Sense of Warfare", "The Contemporary Novel", "The Philosopher's Public Library", "About Chesterton and Belloc", etc....