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
They say that terror is a disease...A shipwrecked man finds himself, after various twists of Fate, on a lonely tropical island. From a locked enclosure the cries of animals in pain can be heard, and there is a stink of chemicals in the air... Zobraziť viac
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a Victorian scientist propels himself into the year 802,701 AD, he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment and peace...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
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
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
A cautionary horror story about the dangers of greed, isolation and a science without ethics, from the father of science fiction.... Zobraziť viac
