G H Wells: 909 books

Due racconti paralleli del più grande entomologo del terrore.

È uno Scrittore di successo, vive in una bella villa sul mare, ha una bella moglie, e una figlia adorabile. Amico di potenti,  conteso dalla gente più in vista, ma frequenta e si sente perfettamente a suo agio fra la gente più umile. Eppure, un inspiegabile senso di insoddisfazione tormenta il...

"Ho parlato con due individui molto strambi che hanno provocato uno scompiglio singolare nella mia mente. Non è esagerato dire che mi hanno contaminato e angustiato con certe idee molto strane e spiacevoli". Inizia così questa "specie di ghost story" in cui un inetto giocatore...

A Máquina do Tempo, publicado originalmente em 1895, conta a história da viagem de um cientista para o ano de 802.701 e seu encontro com as duas raças que se originaram da humanidade: os belos eloi e os horrendos morlocks. Uma obra fascinante e instigante, que apresentou pela...

Ao ser salvo de um naufrágio, o biólogo inglês amador Edward Prendick desembarca em uma ilha onde conhece um cientista cujos controversos experimentos levaram-no ao exílio. Não demora muito até Prendick descobrir as terríveis experiências do dr. Moreau e ser forçado a lutar ela própria sobrevivência...

A satirical novel of one Englishman, a Mr. Edward Albert Tewler, from cradle to grave.

Bedford et Cavor, grâce à la «Cavorite», voyagent jusqu'à la lune, et découvrent les Sélénites. L'aventure ne fait que commencer...  

There is absolutely no deception, sir, said Nebogipfel with the slightest trace of mockery in his voice. "I lay no claim to work in matters spiritual. It is a bona fide mechanical contrivance, a thing emphatically of this sordid world. Excuse me -- just one minute." He rose from his knees,...

The War of the Worlds describes the fictional 1895 invasion of Earth by aliens from Mars who use laser-like Heat-Rays, chemical weapons, and mechanical three-legged ''fighting machines'' that could potentially be viewed as precursors to the tank. After defeating the resistance the Martians devastate much of eastern England, including London...

Mr Parham is a traditional academic disappointed with the social trends of his time. Sir Bussy Woodcock is an intelligent but unrefined self-made millionaire. The pair happen to meet one day and form an unlikely relationship; Sir Bussy interested to learn something of culture and Mr Parham looking for funding for a high-quality periodical

      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,”...

The master of science fiction was also an uncompromising chronicler of gender roles and society, enraging feminists and traditionalists alike. In this 1912 novel, young and extremely pretty Marjorie Pope finds that marriage does not mean “happily ever after.” It also requires pitting ambition and passion against domesticity and social convention.

When Cook's newborn baby entered the world, he had nothing but hope for its future. However, it was immediately clear that this was no ordinary child - it's murderous screams seemed a dark portent. As it grew, things only got worse, and the child's mother began to despair. The new parents hoped their...

Contents The Stolen Bacillus The Flowering of the Strange Orchid In the Avu Observatory The Triumphs of a Taxidermist A Deal in Ostriches Through a Window The Temptation of Harringay The Flying Man The Diamond Maker Aepyornis Island The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes The Lord of the Dynamos The Hammerpond Park Burglary A Moth--Genus Novo The Treasure in the Forest