When a Victorian scientist propels himself into the year 802,701 AD, he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment and peace... Zobraziť viac
Classic / British English. Edward Prendick is travelling in the South Pacific when his ship goes down. He is saved after many days at sea by another ship, and a passenger, Montgomery, nurses him back to health. Prendick becomes interested... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language.With carefully adapted text,new illustrations and language learning exercises,the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. "For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive." When a strange, meteor-like object lands Zobraziť viac
The Time Traveller has built a time machine and has gone into the future to the year 802,701. He expects to find a better world with highly-intelligent people and great inventions.... Zobraziť viac
With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin - the new guest at The Coach and Horses - is at first assumed to be a shy accident-victim. But the true reason for his disguise is far... Zobraziť viac
In this short story H.G. Wells conducts a disconcerting thought experiment. What would become of a community if its members were somehow deprived of sight? Zobraziť viac
In the Time Traveller's miraculous new machine, we will be carried from a Victorian dinner table to 802,701 AD, when the Earth is divided between the gentle, ineffective Eloi, and the ape-like Morlocks; forward again by ... Zobraziť viac
Contains The Time Machine; When The Sleeper Awakes; The Chronic Argonauts. In these 'scientific romances,' H. G. Wells sees the present reflected in the future and the future in the present; his aim is to provoke rather than predict... Zobraziť viac
Into a quiet little English village, one winter night, comes a stranger, wrapped up from head to foot. He carries a portmanteau, and staggers into the Inn, crying for a fire and a room, throwing down gold sovereigns to show that he can pay well for... Zobraziť viac
The Invisible Man (1897) blends comedy and tragedy in its story of a scientist who discovers a way to make himself invisible. His inability to reverse the process leads to a radical disconnection from society—and eventually from his own sanity... Zobraziť viac
A man is discovered adrift in the wreckage of a boat, babbling of horrors scarcely imaginable...this is his story.... Zobraziť viac
H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds is one of the most widely-read and influential science fiction novels in the English Language. The story, which describes a Martian invasion of turn-of-the-century England, touches on interplanetary ... Zobraziť viac
These wonderful journals much loved by readers and collectors have been based on the Penguin Classics. This particular classic - The Invisible Man was written by H.G Wells... Zobraziť viac
Presenting an unbeatable range of over 480 stories for kids, teens and adults across a range of genres and in a range of formats, Pearson English Readers are an ideal... Zobraziť viac
Adrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel carrying a profoundly unusual cargo - a menagerie of savage animals. Tended to recovery by their keeper Montgomery, who gives ... Zobraziť viac
Brilliantly imaginative fiction or the shape of things to come? H.G. Wells's masterpiece still retains its power to provoke and enthral.In the Time Traveller's miraculous new machine, we will be carried from a Victorian dinner table to 802,701 AD, ... Zobraziť viac
Román G. H .Wellse „War of the worlds“ patří mezi první vlaštovky žánru sci-fi, získal světovou proslulost a dočkal se mnoha zfilmování (naposledy Stevenem Spilbergem, kdy byl do hlavní role obsazen Tom Cruise). Jeho zjednodušená... Zobraziť viac
A cautionary horror story about the dangers of greed, isolation and a science without ethics, from the father of science fiction.... Zobraziť viac
