
Collected Novels, Short Stories, Essays and Articles (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Scientific Romances, Social Satires, and Speculative Essays on Progress and CivilizationBy H. G. WellsLength431h 30m
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Collected Novels, Short Stories, Essays and Articles gathers the extraordinary range of H. G. Wells's imaginative and argumentative prose, from scientific romances and social satires to speculative essays on history, politics, and progress. Its contents reveal a writer who made fiction a laboratory for ideas: evolution, imperialism, class conflict, technological transformation, and the fragility of civilization recur in lucid, energetic prose. Wells's style combines journalistic directness with visionary invention, placing him at the center of late-Victorian and Edwardian debates while helping to define modern science fiction. Herbert George Wells, born in 1866 to modest circumstances, was shaped by self-education, socialist politics, and scientific training under T. H. Huxley. These influences explain both his fascination with biology and time, and his urgent concern with social organization. Wells wrote at a moment when Darwinism, industrialization, and empire unsettled inherited certainties; his work responds by imagining futures that expose the moral failures of the present. This collection is recommended for readers seeking not merely classic entertainment, but a panoramic encounter with one of modernity's most restless minds. It will especially reward those interested in speculative fiction, intellectual history, and literature's power to test society's deepest assumptions.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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Table of contents
1Introduction
428CHAPTER EIGHT. Dead London
2Introduction
429CHAPTER NINE. Wreckage
3Author Biography
430CHAPTER TEN. The Epilogue
4Historical Context
431The Wheels of Chance
5Synopsis (Selection)
432THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTER IN THE STORY
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6Studies:
433THE RIDING FORTH OF MR. HOOPDRIVER
7H. G. Wells by J. D. Beresford
434THE SHAMEFUL EPISODE OF THE YOUNG LADY IN GREY
8I. INTRODUCTION
435ON THE ROAD TO RIPLEY
9II. THE ROMANCES
436HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER WAS HAUNTED
10III. THE NOVELS
437THE IMAGININGS OF MR. HOOPDRIVER’S HEART
11IV. SOCIOLOGY
438OMISSIONS
12Mr. Wells as Historian by Arnold Wycombe Gomme
439THE DREAMS OF MR. HOOPDRIVER
13Mr. H. G. Wells and the Giants by G. K. Chesterton
440HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER WENT TO HASLEMERE
14Novels and Short Stories:
441HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER REACHED MIDHURST
15A Modern Utopia
442AN INTERLUDE
16THE OWNER OF THE VOICE
443OF THE ARTIFICIAL IN MAN, AND OF THE ZEITGEIST
17CHAPTER THE FIRST. Topographical
444THE ENCOUNTER AT MIDHURST
18CHAPTER THE SECOND. Concerning Freedoms
445THE PURSUIT
19CHAPTER THE THIRD. Utopian Economics
446AT BOGNOR
20CHAPTER THE FOURTH. The Voice of Nature
447THE MOONLIGHT RIDE
21CHAPTER THE FIFTH. Failure in a Modern Utopia
448THE SURBITON INTERLUDE
22CHAPTER THE SIXTH. Women in a Modern Utopia
449THE AWAKENING OF MR. HOOPDRIVER
23CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. A Few Utopian Impressions
450THE DEPARTURE FROM CHICHESTER
24CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. My Utopian Self
451THE UNEXPECTED ANECDOTE OF THE LION
25CHAPTER THE NINTH. The Samurai
452THE RESCUE EXPEDITION
26CHAPTER THE TENTH. Race in Utopia
453MR. HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT
27CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH. The Bubble Bursts
454THE ABASEMENT OF MR. HOOPDRIVER
28Ann Veronica
455IN THE NEW FOREST
29CHAPTER THE FIRST. ANN VERONICA TALKS TO HER FATHER
456AT THE RUFUS STONE
30CHAPTER THE SECOND. ANN VERONICA GATHERS POINTS OF VIEW
457THE ENVOY
31CHAPTER THE THIRD. THE MORNING OF THE CRISIS
458The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
32CHAPTER THE FOURTH. THE CRISIS
459CHAPTER THE FIRST. Introduces Lady Harman
33CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE FLIGHT TO LONDON
460CHAPTER THE SECOND. The Personality of Sir Isaac
34CHAPTER THE SIXTH. EXPOSTULATIONS
461CHAPTER THE THIRD. Lady Harman at Home
35CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. IDEALS AND A REALITY
462CHAPTER THE FOURTH. The Beginnings of Lady Harman
36CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. BIOLOGY
463CHAPTER THE FIFTH. The World according to Sir Isaac
37CHAPTER THE NINTH. DISCORDS
464CHAPTER THE SIXTH. The Adventurous Afternoon
38CHAPTER THE TENTH. THE SUFFRAGETTES
465CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. Lady Harman learns about Herself
39CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH. THOUGHTS IN PRISON
466CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. Sir Isaac as Petruchio
40CHAPTER THE TWELFTH. ANN VERONICA PUTS THINGS IN ORDER
467CHAPTER THE NINTH. MR. BRUMLEY IS TROUBLED BY DIFFICULT IDEAS
41CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH. THE SAPPHIRE RING
468CHAPTER THE TENTH. Lady Harman comes out
42CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH. THE COLLAPSE OF THE PENITENT
469CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH. The Last Crisis
43CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH. THE LAST DAYS AT HOME
470CHAPTER THE TWELFTH. Love and a Serious Lady
44CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH. IN THE MOUNTAINS
471The Wonderful Visit
45CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH. IN PERSPECTIVE
472I. THE NIGHT OF THE STRANGE BIRD.
46Bealby
473II. THE COMING OF THE STRANGE BIRD.
47DEDICATION AND NOTE TO THE READER
474III. THE HUNTING OF THE STRANGE BIRD.
48CHAPTER THE FIRST. Young Bealby Goes to Shonts
475IV.
49CHAPTER THE SECOND. A WeekEnd at Shonts
476V.
50CHAPTER THE THIRD. The Wanderers
477VI. THE VICAR AND THE ANGEL.
51CHAPTER THE FOURTH. The Unobtrusive Parting
478VII.
52CHAPTER THE FIFTH. The Seeking Of Bealby
479VIII.
53CHAPTER THE SIXTH. Bealby and the Tramp
480IX. PARENTHESIS ON ANGELS.
54CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. The Battle of Crayminster
481X. AT THE VICARAGE.
55CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. How Bealby Explained
482XI.
56In the Days of the Comet
483XII.
57PROLOGUE THE MAN WHO WROTE IN THE TOWER
484XIII. THE MAN OF SCIENCE.
58BOOK THE FIRST. THE COMET
485XIV.
59CHAPTER THE FIRST. DUST IN THE SHADOWS
486XV. THE CURATE.
60CHAPTER THE SECOND. NETTIE
487XVI.
61CHAPTER THE THIRD. THE REVOLVER
488XVII.
62CHAPTER THE FOURTH. WAR
489XVIII. AFTER DINNER.
63CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE PURSUIT OF THE TWO LOVERS
490XIX.
64BOOK THE SECOND. THE GREEN VAPORS
491XX.
65CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE CHANGE
492XXI.
66CHAPTER THE SECOND. THE AWAKENING
493XXII. MORNING.
67CHAPTER THE THIRD. THE CABINET COUNCIL
494XXIII. THE VIOLIN.
68BOOK THE THIRD. THE NEW WORLD
495XXIV. THE ANGEL EXPLORES THE VILLAGE.
69CHAPTER THE FIRST. LOVE AFTER THE CHANGE
496XXV.
70CHAPTER THE SECOND. MY MOTHER’S LAST DAYS
497XXVI.
71CHAPTER THE THIRD. BELTANE AND NEW YEAR’S EVE
498XXVII.
72Joan and Peter
499XXVIII. LADY HAMMERGALLOW’S VIEW.
73CHAPTER THE FIRST. PETER’S PARENTAGE
500XXIX. FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE ANGEL IN THE VILLAGE.
74CHAPTER THE SECOND. STUBLANDS IN COUNCIL
501XXX.
75CHAPTER THE THIRD. ARTHUR OR OSWALD?
502XXXI. MRS. JEHORAM’S BREADTH OF VIEW.
76CHAPTER THE FOURTH. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE UNIVERSE
503XXXII. A TRIVIAL INCIDENT.
77CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE CHRISTENING
504XXXIII. THE WARP AND THE WOOF OF THINGS.
78CHAPTER THE SIXTH. THE FOURTH GUARDIAN
505XXXIV. THE ANGEL’S DEBUT.
79CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. THE SCHOOL OF ST. GEORGE AND THE VENERABLE BEDE
506XXXV.
80CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. THE HIGH CROSS PREPARATORY SCHOOL (pt. 1)
507XXXVI.
81CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. THE HIGH CROSS PREPARATORY SCHOOL (pt. 2)
508XXXVII.
82CHAPTER THE NINTH. OSWALD TAKES CONTROL
509XXXVIII. THE TROUBLE OF THE BARBED WIRE.
83CHAPTER THE TENTH. A SEARCHING OF SCHOOLMASTERS
510XXXIX.
84CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH. ADOLESCENCE (pt. 1)
511XL. DELIA.
85CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH. ADOLESCENCE (pt. 2)
512XLI. DOCTOR CRUMP ACTS.
86CHAPTER THE TWELFTH. THE WORLD ON THE EVE OF WAR (pt. 1)
513XLII. SIR JOHN GOTCH ACTS.
87CHAPTER THE TWELFTH. THE WORLD ON THE EVE OF WAR (pt. 2)
514XLIII. THE SEA CLIFF.
88CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH. JOAN AND PETER GRADUATE (pt. 1)
515XLIV. MRS. HINIJER ACTS.
89CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH. JOAN AND PETER GRADUATE (pt. 2)
516XLV. THE ANGEL IN TROUBLE.
90CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH. OSWALD’S VALEDICTION
517XLVI.
91Kipps
518XLVII. THE LAST DAY OF THE VISIT.
92BOOK ONE. THE MAKING OF KIPPS
519XLVIII.
93CHAPTER THE FIRST. The little Shop at New Romney
520XLIX.
94CHAPTER THE SECOND. The Emporium
521L.
95CHAPTER THE THIRD. The Woodcarving Class
522LI.
96CHAPTER THE FOURTH. Chitterlow
523LII.
97CHAPTER THE FIFTH. ‘Swapped’
524THE EPILOGUE.
98CHAPTER THE SIXTH. The Unexpected
525Tono-bungay
99BOOK TWO. MR. COOTE THE CHAPERON
526BOOK THE FIRST. THE DAYS BEFORE TONO-BUNGAY WAS INVENTED
100CHAPTER THE FIRST. The New Conditions
527CHAPTER THE FIRST. OF BLADESOVER HOUSE, AND MY MOTHER; AND THE CONSTITUTION OF SOCIETY
101CHAPTER THE SECOND. The Walshinghams
528CHAPTER THE SECOND. OF MY LAUNCH INTO THE WORLD AND THE LAST I SAW OF BLADESOVER
102CHAPTER THE THIRD. Engaged
529CHAPTER THE THIRD. THE WIMBLEHURST APPRENTICESHIP
103CHAPTER THE FOURTH. The Bicycle Manufacturer
530BOOK THE SECOND. THE RISE OF TONO-BUNGAY
104CHAPTER THE FIFTH. The Pupil Lover
531CHAPTER THE FIRST. HOW I BECAME A LONDON STUDENT AND WENT ASTRAY
105CHAPTER THE SIXTH. Discords
532CHAPTER THE SECOND. THE DAWN COMES, AND MY UNCLE APPEARS IN A NEW SILK HAT
106CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. London
533CHAPTER THE THIRD. HOW We MADE TONO-BUNGAY HUM
107CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. Kipps enters Society
534CHAPTER THE FOURTH. MARION I
108CHAPTER THE NINTH. The Labyrinthodon
535BOOK THE THIRD. THE GREAT DAYS OF TONO-BUNGAY
109BOOK THREE. KIPPSES
536CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE HARDINGHAM HOTEL, AND HOW We BECAME BIG PEOPLE
110CHAPTER THE FIRST. The Housing Problem
537CHAPTER THE SECOND. OUR PROGRESS FROM CAMDEN TOWN TO CREST HILL
111CHAPTER THE SECOND. The Callers
538CHAPTER THE THIRD. SOARING
112CHAPTER THE THIRD. Terminations
539CHAPTER THE FOURTH. HOW I STOLE THE HEAPS OF QUAP FROM MORDET ISLAND
113Love and Mr. Lewisham
540BOOK THE FOURTH. THE AFTERMATH OF TONO-BUNGAY
114CHAPTER I. INTRODUCES MR. LEWISHAM.
541CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE STICK OF THE ROCKET
115CHAPTER II. “AS THE WIND BLOWS.”
542CHAPTER THE SECOND. LOVE AMONG THE WRECKAGE
116CHAPTER III. THE WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.
543CHAPTER THE THIRD. NIGHT AND THE OPEN SEA
117CHAPTER IV. RAISED EYEBROWS.
544When the Sleeper Wakes
118CHAPTER V. HESITATIONS.
545CHAPTER I. INSOMNIA
119CHAPTER VI. THE SCANDALOUS RAMBLE.
546CHAPTER II. THE TRANCE
120CHAPTER VII. THE RECKONING.
547CHAPTER III. THE AWAKENING
121CHAPTER VIII. THE CAREER PREVAILS.
548CHAPTER IV. THE SOUND OF A TUMULT
122CHAPTER IX. ALICE HEYDINGER.
549CHAPTER V. THE MOVING WAYS
123CHAPTER X. IN THE GALLERY OF OLD IRON.
550CHAPTER VI. THE HALL OF THE ATLAS
124CHAPTER XI. MANIFESTATIONS.
551CHAPTER VII. IN THE SILENT ROOMS
125CHAPTER XII. LEWISHAM IS UNACCOUNTABLE.
552CHAPTER VIII. THE ROOF SPACES
126CHAPTER XIII. LEWISHAM INSISTS.
553CHAPTER IX. THE PEOPLE MARCH
127CHAPTER XIV. MR. LAGUNE’S POINT OF VIEW.
554CHAPTER X. THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS
128CHAPTER XV. LOVE IN THE STREETS.
555CHAPTER XI. THE OLD MAN WHO KNEW EVERYTHING
129CHAPTER XVI. MISS HEYDINGER’S PRIVATE THOUGHTS.
556CHAPTER XII. OSTROG
130CHAPTER XVII. IN THE RAPHAEL GALLERY.
557CHAPTER XIII. THE END OF THE OLD ORDER
131CHAPTER XVIII. THE FRIENDS OF PROGRESS MEET.
558CHAPTER XIV. FROM THE CROW’S NEST
132CHAPTER XIX. LEWISHAM’S SOLUTION.
559CHAPTER XV. PROMINENT PEOPLE
133CHAPTER XX. THE CAREER IS SUSPENDED.
560CHAPTER XVI. THE MONOPLANE
134CHAPTER XXI. HOME!
561CHAPTER XVII. THREE DAYS
135CHAPTER XXII. EPITHALAMY.
562CHAPTER XVIII. GRAHAM REMEMBERS
136CHAPTER XXIII. MR. CHAFFERY AT HOME.
563CHAPTER XIX. OSTROG’S POINT OF VIEW
137CHAPTER XXIV. THE CAMPAIGN OPENS.
564CHAPTER XX. IN THE CITY WAYS
138CHAPTER XXV. THE FIRST BATTLE.
565CHAPTER XXI. THE UNDERSIDE
139CHAPTER XXVI. THE GLAMOUR FADES.
566CHAPTER XXII. THE STRUGGLE IN THE COUNCIL HOUSE
140CHAPTER XXVII. CONCERNING A QUARREL.
567CHAPTER XXIII. GRAHAM SPEAKS HIS WORD
141CHAPTER XXVIII. THE COMING OF THE ROSES.
568CHAPTER XXIV. WHILE THE AEROPLANES WERE COMING
142CHAPTER XXIX. THORNS AND ROSE PETALS.
569CHAPTER XXV. THE COMING OF THE AEROPLANES
143CHAPTER XXX. A WITHDRAWAL.
570A Catastrophe
144CHAPTER XXXI. IN BATTERSEA PARK.
571A Deal in Ostriches
145CHAPTER XXXII. THE CROWNING VICTORY.
572A Dream of Armageddon
146Marriage
573A Family Elopement
147BOOK THE FIRST. MARJORIE MARRIES
574A Misunderstood Artist
148CHAPTER THE FIRST. A Day with the Popes
575A Moth — Genus Novo
149CHAPTER THE SECOND. The Two Proposals of Mr. Magnet
576A Slip Under the Microscope
150CHAPTER THE THIRD. The Man Who Fell Out of the Sky
577A Story of the Days to Come (pt. 1)
151CHAPTER THE FOURTH. Crisis
578A Story of the Days to Come (pt. 2)
152CHAPTER THE FIFTH. A Telephone Call
579A Story of the Stone Age
153BOOK THE SECOND. MARJORIE MARRIED
580A Tale of the Twentieth Century
154CHAPTER THE FIRST. Settling Down
581A Talk with Gryllotalpa
155CHAPTER THE SECOND. The Child of the Ages
582A Vision of Judgment
156CHAPTER THE THIRD. The New Phase (pt. 1)
583Aepyornis Island
157CHAPTER THE THIRD. The New Phase (pt. 2)
584Answer to Prayer
158BOOK THE THIRD. MARJORIE AT LONELY HUT
585Filmer
159CHAPTER THE FIRST. Successes
586How Gabriel Became Thompson
160CHAPTER THE SECOND. Trafford Decides to Go
587How Pingwill Was Routed
161CHAPTER THE THIRD. The Pilgrimage to Lonely Hut
588In the Abyss
162CHAPTER THE FOURTH. Lonely Hut
589In the Avu Observatory
163CHAPTER THE FIFTH. The Trail to the Sea
590In the Modern Vein: an Unsympathetic Love Story
164Mr. Britling Sees It Through
591Jimmy Goggles the God
165BOOK I. MATCHING’S EASY AT EASE
592Le Mari Terrible
166CHAPTER THE FIRST. MR. DIRECK VISITS MR. BRITLING
593Little Mother Up the Morderberg
167CHAPTER THE SECOND. MR. BRITLING CONTINUES HIS EXPOSITION
594Miss Winchelsea’s Heart
168CHAPTER THE THIRD. THE ENTERTAINMENT OF MR. DIRECK REACHES A CLIMAX
595Mr. Brisher’s Treasure
169CHAPTER THE FOURTH. MR. BRITLING IN SOLILOQUY
596Mr. Ledbetter’s Vacation
170CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE COMING OF THE DAY
597Mr. Marshall’s Doppelganger
171BOOK II. MATCHING’S EASY AT WAR
598Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland
172CHAPTER THE FIRST. ONLOOKERS
599My First Aeroplane (“Alauda Magna”)
173CHAPTER THE SECOND. TAKING PART
600Our Little Neighbour
174CHAPTER THE THIRD. MALIGNITY
601Perfect Gentleman on Wheels
175CHAPTER THE FOURTH. IN THE WEB OF THE INEFFECTIVE (pt. 1)
602Pollock and the Porroh Man
176CHAPTER THE FOURTH. IN THE WEB OF THE INEFFECTIVE (pt. 2)
603The Apple
177BOOK III. THE TESTAMENT OF MATCHING’S EASY
604The Argonauts of the Air
178CHAPTER THE FIRST. MRS. TEDDY GOES FOR A WALK
605The Beautiful Suit
179CHAPTER THE SECOND. MR. BRITLING WRITES UNTIL SUNRISE
606The Cone
180The Chronic Argonauts
607The Country of the Blind
181The First Men in the Moon
608The Crystal Egg
182CHAPTER 1. Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne
609The Devotee of Art
183CHAPTER 2. The First Making of Cavorite
610The Diamond Maker
184CHAPTER 3. The Building of the sphere
611The Door in the Wall
185CHAPTER 4. Inside the Sphere
612The Empire of the Ants
186CHAPTER 5. The Journey to the Moon
613The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
187CHAPTER 6. The Landing on the Moon
614The Flying Man
188CHAPTER 7. Sunrise on the Moon
615The Grisly Folk
189CHAPTER 8. A Lunar Morning
616The Hammerpond Park Burglary
190CHAPTER 9. Prospecting Begins
617The Inexperienced Ghost
191CHAPTER 10. Lost Men in the Moon
618The Jilting of Jane
192CHAPTER 11. The Mooncalf Pastures
619The Land Ironclads
193CHAPTER 12. The Selenite’s Face
620The Lord of the Dynamos
194CHAPTER 13. Mr. Cavor Makes Some Suggestions
621The Lost Inheritance
195CHAPTER 14. Experiments in intercourse
622The Loyalty of Esau Common
196CHAPTER 15. The Giddy Bridge
623The Magic Shop
197CHAPTER 16. Points of View
624The Man Who Could Work Miracles
198CHAPTER 17. The Fight in the Cave of the Moon Butchers
625The Man with a Nose
199CHAPTER 18. In the Sunlight
626The Moth
200CHAPTER 19. Mr. Bedford Alone
627The New Accelerator
201CHAPTER 20. Mr. Bedford in Infinite Space
628The New Faust (pt. 1)
202CHAPTER 21. Mr. Bedford at Littlestone
629The New Faust (pt. 2)
203CHAPTER 22. The Astonishing Communication of Mr. Julius Wendigee
630The Obliterated Man
204CHAPTER 23. An Abstract of the Six Messages First Received from Mr. Cavor
631The Pearl of Love
205CHAPTER 24. The Natural History of the Selenites
632The Plattner Story
206CHAPTER 25. The Grand Lunar
633The Presence by the Fire
207CHAPTER 26. The Last Message Cavor sent to the Earth
634The Purple Pileus
208The Food of the Gods
635The Queer Story of Brownlow’s Newspaper
209BOOK I. THE DAWN OF THE FOOD
636The Rajah’s Treasure
210CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE DISCOVERY OF THE FOOD.
637The Reconciliation
211CHAPTER THE SECOND. THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM.
638The Red Room
212CHAPTER THE THIRD. THE GIANT RATS.
639The Remarkable Case of Davidson’s Eyes
213CHAPTER THE FOURTH. THE GIANT CHILDREN.
640The Sad Story of a Dramatic Critic
214CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE MINIMIFICENCE OF MR BENSINGTON.
641The Sea Raiders
215BOOK II. THE FOOD IN THE VILLAGE
642The Star
216CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE COMING OF THE FOOD.
643The Stolen Bacillus
217CHAPTER THE SECOND. THE BRAT GIGANTIC.
644The Stolen Body
218BOOK III. THE HARVEST OF THE FOOD
645The Story of the Last Trump
219CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE ALTERED WORLD.
646The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham
220CHAPTER THE SECOND. THE GIANT LOVERS.
647The Story of the Stone Age
221CHAPTER THE THIRD. YOUNG CADDIES IN LONDON.
648The Temptation of Harringay
222CHAPTER THE FOURTH. REDWOOD’S TWO DAYS.
649The Thing in No. 7
223CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE GIANT LEAGUER.
650The Thumbmark
224The History of Mr Polly
651The Treasure in the Forest
225CHAPTER THE FIRST. Beginnings, and the Bazaar
652The Triumphs of a Taxidermist
226CHAPTER THE SECOND. The Dismissal of Parsons
653The Truth about Pyecraft
227CHAPTER THE THIRD. Cribs
654The Valley of Spiders
228CHAPTER THE FOURTH. Mr. Polly an Orphan
655The Wild Asses of the Devil
229CHAPTER THE FIFTH. Mr. Polly Takes a Vacation
656Through a Window
230CHAPTER THE SIXTH. Miriam
657Under the Knife
231CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. The Little Shop at Fishbourne
658Walcote
232CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. Making an End to Things
659Wayde’s Essence
233CHAPTER THE NINTH. The Potwell Inn
660Essays and Articles:
234CHAPTER THE TENTH. Miriam Revisited
661A Short History of the World
235The Invisible Man
662I. THE WORLD IN SPACE
236CHAPTER I. THE STRANGE MAN’S ARRIVAL
663II. THE WORLD IN TIME
237CHAPTER II. MR. TEDDY HENFREY’S FIRST IMPRESSIONS
664III. THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFE
238CHAPTER III. THE THOUSAND AND ONE BOTTLES
665IV. THE AGE OF FISHES
239CHAPTER IV. MR. CUSS INTERVIEWS THE STRANGER
666V. THE AGE OF THE COAL SWAMPS
240CHAPTER V. THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE
667VI. THE AGE OF REPTILES
241CHAPTER VI. THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD
668VII. THE FIRST BIRDS AND THE FIRST MAMMALS
242CHAPTER VII. THE UNVEILING OF THE STRANGER
669VIII. THE AGE OF MAMMALS
243CHAPTER VIII. IN TRANSIT
670IX. MONKEYS, APES AND SUB-MEN
244CHAPTER IX. MR. THOMAS MARVEL
671X. THE NEANDERTHALER AND THE RHODESIAN MAN
245CHAPTER X. MR. MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING
672XI. THE FIRST TRUE MEN
246CHAPTER XI. IN THE “COACH AND HORSES”
673XII. PRIMITIVE THOUGHT
247CHAPTER XII. THE INVISIBLE MAN LOSES HIS TEMPER
674XIII. THE BEGINNINGS OF CULTIVATION
248CHAPTER XIII. MR. MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION
675XIV. PRIMITIVE NEOLITHIC CIVILIZATIONS
249CHAPTER XIV. AT PORT STOWE
676XV. SUMERIA, EARLY EGYPT AND WRITING
250CHAPTER XV. THE MAN WHO WAS RUNNING
677XVI. PRIMITIVE NOMADIC PEOPLES
251CHAPTER XVI. IN THE “JOLLY CRICKETERS”
678XVII. THE FIRST SEAGOING PEOPLES
252CHAPTER XVII. DR. KEMP’S VISITOR
679XVIII. EGYPT, BABYLON AND ASSYRIA
253CHAPTER XVIII. THE INVISIBLE MAN SLEEPS
680XIX. THE PRIMITIVE ARYANS
254CHAPTER XIX. CERTAIN FIRST PRINCIPLES
681XX. THE LAST BABYLONIAN EMPIRE AND THE EMPIRE OF DARIUS I
255CHAPTER XX. AT THE HOUSE IN GREAT PORTLAND STREET
682XXI. THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE JEWS
256CHAPTER XXI. IN OXFORD STREET
683XXII. PRIESTS AND PROPHETS IN JUDEA
257CHAPTER XXII. IN THE EMPORIUM
684XXIII. THE GREEKS
258CHAPTER XXIII. IN DRURY LANE
685XXIV. THE WARS OF THE GREEKS AND PERSIANS
259CHAPTER XXIV. THE PLAN THAT FAILED
686XXV. THE SPLENDOUR OF GREECE
260CHAPTER XXV. THE HUNTING OF THE INVISIBLE MAN
687XXVI. THE EMPIRE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
261CHAPTER XXVI. THE WICKSTEED MURDER
688XXVII. THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT ALEXANDRIA
262CHAPTER XXVII. THE SIEGE OF KEMP’S HOUSE
689XXVIII. THE LIFE OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA
263CHAPTER XXVIII. THE HUNTER HUNTED
690XXIX. KING ASOKA
264The Island of Dr Moreau
691XXX. CONFUCIUS AND LAO TSE
265INTRODUCTION.
692XXXI. ROME COMES INTO HISTORY
266CHAPTER 1. IN THE DINGHY OF THE LADY VAIN
693XXXII. ROME AND CARTHAGE
267CHAPTER 2. THE MAN WHO WAS GOING NOWHERE
694XXXIII. THE GROWTH OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE
268CHAPTER 3. THE STRANGE FACE
695XXXIV. BETWEEN ROME AND CHINA
269CHAPTER 4. AT THE SCHOONER’S RAIL
696XXXV. THE COMMON MAN’S LIFE UNDER THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE
270CHAPTER 5. THE LANDING ON THE ISLAND
697XXXVI. RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIRE
271CHAPTER 6. THE EVIL-LOOKING BOATMEN
698XXXVII. THE TEACHING OF JESUS
272CHAPTER 7. THE LOCKED DOOR
699XXXVIII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCTRINAL CHRISTIANITY
273CHAPTER 8. THE CRYING OF THE PUMA
700XXXIX. THE BARBARIANS BREAK THE EMPIRE INTO EAST AND WEST
274CHAPTER 9. THE THING IN THE FOREST
701XL. THE HUNS AND THE END OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE
275CHAPTER 10. THE CRYING OF THE MAN
702XLI. THE BYZANTINE AND SASSANID EMPIRES
276CHAPTER 11. THE HUNTING OF THE MAN
703XLII. THE DYNASTIES OF SUY AND TANG IN CHINA
277CHAPTER 12. THE SAYERS OF THE LAW
704XLIII. MUHAMMAD AND ISLAM
278CHAPTER 13. A PARLEY
705XLIV. THE GREAT DAYS OF THE ARABS
279CHAPTER 14. DOCTOR MOREAU EXPLAINS
706XLV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATIN CHRISTENDOM
280CHAPTER 15. CONCERNING THE BEAST FOLK
707XLVI. THE CRUSADES AND THE AGE OF PAPAL DOMINION
281CHAPTER 16. HOW THE BEAST FOLK TASTED BLOOD
708XLVII. RECALCITRANT PRINCES AND THE GREAT SCHISM
282CHAPTER 17. A CATASTROPHE
709XLVIII. THE MONGOL CONQUESTS
283CHAPTER 18. THE FINDING OF MOREAU
710XLIX. THE INTELLECTUAL REVIVAL OF THE EUROPEANS
284CHAPTER 19. MONTGOMERY’S `BANK HOLIDAY’
711L. THE REFORMATION OF THE LATIN CHURCH
285CHAPTER 20. ALONE WITH THE BEAST FOLK
712LI. THE EMPEROR CHARLES V
286CHAPTER 21. THE REVERSION OF THE BEAST FOLK
713LII. THE AGE OF POLITICAL EXPERIMENTS; OF GRAND MONARCHY AND PARLIAMENTS AND REPUBLICANISM IN EUROPE
287CHAPTER 22. THE MAN ALONE
714LIII. THE NEW EMPIRES OF THE EUROPEANS IN ASIA AND OVERSEAS
288The New Machiavelli
715LIV. THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
289BOOK THE FIRST. THE MAKING OF A MAN
716LV. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND THE RESTORATION OF MONARCHY IN FRANCE
290CHAPTER THE FIRST. CONCERNING A BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTEN
717LVI. THE UNEASY PEACE IN EUROPE THAT FOLLOWED THE FALL OF NAPOLEON
291CHAPTER THE SECOND. BROMSTEAD AND MY FATHER
718LVII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL KNOWLEDGE
292CHAPTER THE THIRD. SCHOLASTIC
719LVIII. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
293CHAPTER THE FOURTH. ADOLESCENCE
720LIX. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IDEAS
294BOOK THE SECOND. MARGARET
721LX. THE EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES
295CHAPTER THE FIRST. MARGARET IN STAFFORDSHIRE
722LXI. THE RISE OF GERMANY TO PREDOMINANCE IN EUROPE
296CHAPTER THE SECOND. MARGARET IN LONDON
723LXII. THE NEW OVERSEAS EMPIRES OF STEAMSHIP AND RAILWAY
297CHAPTER THE THIRD. MARGARET IN VENICE
724LXIII. EUROPEAN AGGRESSION IN ASIA AND THE RISE OF JAPAN
298CHAPTER THE FOURTH. THE HOUSE IN WESTMINSTER
725LXIV. THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1914
299BOOK THE THIRD. THE HEART OF POLITICS
726LXV. THE AGE OF ARMAMENT IN EUROPE, AND THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-18
300CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE RIDDLE FOR THE STATESMAN
727LXVI. THE REVOLUTION AND FAMINE IN RUSSIA
301CHAPTER THE SECOND. SEEKING ASSOCIATES
728LXVII. THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD
302CHAPTER THE THIRD. SECESSION
729CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
303CHAPTER THE FOURTH. THE BESETTING OF SEX
730Floor Games
304BOOK THE FOURTH. ISABEL
731SECTION I. THE TOYS TO HAVE
305CHAPTER THE FIRST. LOVE AND SUCCESS
732SECTION II. THE GAME OF THE WONDERFUL ISLANDS
306CHAPTER THE SECOND. THE IMPOSSIBLE POSITION
733SECTION III. OF THE BUILDING OF CITIES
307CHAPTER THE THIRD. THE BREAKING POINT
734SECTION IV. FUNICULARS, MARBLE TOWERS, CASTLES AND WAR GAMES, BUT VERY LITTLE OF WAR GAMES
308The Passionate Friends
735Little Wars
309CHAPTER THE FIRST. Mr. Stratton to his Son
736I. OF THE LEGENDARY PAST
310CHAPTER THE SECOND. Boyhood
737II. THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN LITTLE WARFARE
311CHAPTER THE THIRD. Intentions and the Lady Mary Christian
738III. THE RULES
312CHAPTER THE FOURTH. The Marriage of the Lady Mary Christian
739IV. THE BATTLE OF HOOK’S FARM
313CHAPTER THE FIFTH. The War in South Africa
740V. EXTENSIONS AND AMPLIFICATIONS OF LITTLE WAR
314CHAPTER THE SIXTH. Lady Mary Justin
741VI. ENDING WITH A SORT OF CHALLENGE
315CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. Beginning Again
742APPENDIX. LITTLE WARS AND KRIEGSPIEL
316CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. This Swarming Business of Mankind
743New Worlds for Old
317CHAPTER THE NINTH. The Spirit of the New World
744CHAPTER I. THE GOOD WILL IN MAN
318CHAPTER THE TENTH. Mary Writes
745CHAPTER II. THE FUNDAMENTAL IDEA OF SOCIALISM
319CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH. The Last Meeting
746CHAPTER III. THE FIRST MAIN GENERALIZATION OF SOCIALISM
320CHAPTER THE TWELFTH. The Arraignment of Jealousy
747CHAPTER IV. THE SECOND MAIN GENERALIZATION OF SOCIALISM
321The World Set Free or The Prophetic Trilogy
748CHAPTER V. THE SPIRIT OF GAIN AND THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE
322PREFACE
749CHAPTER VI. WOULD SOCIALISM DESTROY THE HOME?
323PRELUDE. THE SUN SNARERS
750CHAPTER VII. WOULD MODERN SOCIALISM ABOLISH ALL PROPERTY?
324CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE NEW SOURCE OF ENERGY
751CHAPTER VIII. THE MIDDLE-CLASS MAN, THE BUSINESS MAN, AND SOCIALISM
325CHAPTER THE SECOND. THE LAST WAR
752CHAPTER IX. SOME COMMON OBJECTIONS TO SOCIALISM
326CHAPTER THE THIRD. THE ENDING OF WAR
753CHAPTER X. SOCIALISM A DEVELOPING DOCTRINE
327CHAPTER THE FOURTH. THE NEW PHASE
754CHAPTER XI. REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALISM
328CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE LAST DAYS OF MARCUS KARENIN
755CHAPTER XII. ADMINISTRATIVE SOCIALISM
329The Research Magnificent
756CHAPTER XIII. CONSTRUCTIVE SOCIALISM
330THE PRELUDE ON FEAR AND ARISTOCRACY
757CHAPTER XIV. SOME ARGUMENTS AD HOMINEM
331CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE BOY GROWS UP
758CHAPTER XV. THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIALISM
332CHAPTER THE SECOND. THE YOUNG MAN ABOUT TOWN
759Russia in the Shadows
333CHAPTER THE THIRD. AMANDA
760I. PETERSBURG IN COLLAPSE
334CHAPTER THE FOURTH. THE SPIRITED HONEYMOON
761II. DRIFT AND SALVAGE
335CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE ASSIZE OF JEALOUSY (pt. 1)
762III. THE QUINTESSENCE OF BOLSHEVISM
336CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE ASSIZE OF JEALOUSY (pt. 2)
763IV. THE CREATIVE EFFORT IN RUSSIA
337CHAPTER THE SIXTH. THE NEW HAROUN AL RASCHID
764V. THE PETERSBURG SOVIET
338The Sea Lady
765VI. THE DREAMER IN THE KREMLIN
339CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE COMING OF THE SEA LADY
766VII. THE ENVOY
340CHAPTER THE SECOND. SOME FIRST IMPRESSIONS
767The Misery of Boots
341CHAPTER THE THIRD. THE EPISODE OF THE VARIOUS JOURNALISTS
768CHAPTER I. THE “WORLD AS BOOTS AND SUPERSTRUCTURE
342CHAPTER THE FOURTH. THE QUALITY OF PARKER
769CHAPTER II. PEOPLE WHOSE HOOTS DON’T HURT THEM
343CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE ABSENCE AND RETURN OF MR. HARRY CHATTERIS
770CHAPTER III. AT THIS POINT A DISPUTE ARISES
344CHAPTER THE SIXTH. SYMPTOMATIC
771CHAPTER IV. IS SOCIALISM POSSIBLE?
345CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. THE CRISIS
772CHAPTER V. SOCIALISM MEANS REVOLUTION
346CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. MOONSHINE TRIUMPHANT
773The Outline of History
347The Secret Places of the Heart
7741.0 The Earth in Space and Time
348CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE CONSULTATION
7752.0 The Record of the Rocks
349CHAPTER THE SECOND. LADY HARDY
7763.0 Natural Selection and Changes of Species
350CHAPTER THE THIRD. THE DEPARTURE
7774.0 The Invasion of the Dry Land by Life
351CHAPTER THE FOURTH. AT MAIDENHEAD
7785.0 The Age of Reptiles
352CHAPTER THE FIFTH. IN THE LAND OF THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLES
7796.0 The Age of Mammals
353CHAPTER THE SIXTH. THE ENCOUNTER AT STONEHENGE
7807.0 The Ancestry of Man
354CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. COMPANIONSHIP
7818.0 The Neanderthal Man, an Extinct Race
355CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. FULL MOON
7829.0 The Later Postglacial Paleolithic Men, the First True Men
356CHAPTER THE NINTH. THE LAST DAYS OF SIR RICHMOND HARDY
78310.0 Neolithic Man in Europe
357The Soul of a Bishop
78411.0 Early Thought
358CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE DREAM
78512.0 The Races of Mankind
359CHAPTER THE SECOND. THE WEAR AND TEAR OF EPISCOPACY
78613.0 The Languages of Mankind
360CHAPTER THE THIRD. INSOMNIA
78714.0 The First Civilizations
361CHAPTER THE FOURTH. THE SYMPATHY OF LADY SUNDERBUND
78815.0 Sea Peoples and Trading Peoples
362CHAPTER THE FIFTH. THE FIRST VISION
78916.0 Writing
363CHAPTER THE SIXTH. EXEGETICAL
79017.0 Gods and Stars, Priests and Kings
364CHAPTER THE SEVENTH. THE SECOND VISION
79118.0 Serfs, Slaves, Social Classes and Free Individuals
365CHAPTER THE EIGHTH. THE NEW WORLD
79219.0 The Hebrew Scriptures and the Prophets
366CHAPTER THE NINTH. THE THIRD VISION (pt. 1)
79320.0 The Aryan-speaking Peoples in Prehistoric Times
367CHAPTER THE NINTH. THE THIRD VISION (pt. 2)
79421.0 The Greeks and the Persians
368The Time Machine
79522.0 Greek Thought in Relation to Human Society
369CHAPTER I
79623.0 The Career of Alexander the Great
370CHAPTER II
79724.0 Science and Religion at Alexandria
371CHAPTER III
79825.0 The Rise and Spread of Buddhism
372CHAPTER IV
79926.0 The Two Western Republics
373CHAPTER V
80027.0 From Tiberius Gracchus to the God-Emperor in Rome
374CHAPTER VI
80128.0 The Caesars between the Sea and the Great Plains of the Old World
375CHAPTER VII
80229.0 The Beginnings, the Rise and the Divisions of Christianity
376CHAPTER VIII
80330.0 Seven Centuries in Asia (Circa 50 B.C. to A.D. 650)
377CHAPTER IX
80431.0 Muhammad and Islam
378CHAPTER X
80532.0 Christendom and the Crusades
379CHAPTER XI
80633.0 The Great Empire of Jengis Khan and Its Successors
380CHAPTER XII
80734.0 Renascence of Western Civilization (pt. 1)
381The Undying Fire
80834.0 Renascence of Western Civilization (pt. 2)
382CHAPTER THE FIRST. THE PROLOGUE IN HEAVEN
80935.0 Princes Parliaments and Powers
383CHAPTER THE SECOND
81036.0 The New Democratic Republics of America and France (pt. 1)
384CHAPTER THE THIRD. The Three Visitors
81136.0 The New Democratic Republics of America and France (pt. 2)
385CHAPTER THE FOURTH
81237.0 The Career of Napoleon Bonaparte
386CHAPTER THE FIFTH
81338.0 The Realities and Imaginations of the Nineteenth Century (pt. 1)
387CHAPTER THE SIXTH
81438.0 The Realities and Imaginations of the Nineteenth Century (pt. 2)
388CHAPTER THE SEVENTH
81539.0 The International Catastrophe of 1914 (pt. 1)
389The War in the Air
81639.0 The International Catastrophe of 1914 (pt. 2)
390CHAPTER I. Of Progress And The Smallways Family
81740.0 The Next Stage of History
391CHAPTER II. How Bert Smallways Got Into Difficulties
81841.0 Chronological Table
392CHAPTER III. The Balloon
819Zoological Retrogression
393CHAPTER IV. The German Air-Fleet
820What Is Coming
394CHAPTER V. The Battle Of The North Atlantic
821Washington and the Riddle of Peace
395CHAPTER VI. How War Came To New York
822INTRODUCTION
396CHAPTER VII. The “Vaterland” Is Disabled
823I. THE IMMENSITY OF THE ISSUE AND THE TRIVIALITY OF MEN
397CHAPTER VIII. A World At War
824II. ARMAMENTS
398CHAPTER IX. On Goat Island
825III. THE TRAIL OF VERSAILLES
399CHAPTER X. The World Under The War
826IV. THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER OF THE GREAT WAR
400CHAPTER XI. The Great Collapse
827V. THE PRESIDENT AT ARLINGTON
401The War of the Worlds
828VI. THE FIRST MEETING
402BOOK ONE. THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS
829VII. WHAT IS JAPAN?
403CHAPTER ONE. The Eve Of The War
830VIII. CHINA IN THE BACKGEOUND
404CHAPTER TWO. The Falling Star
831IX. THE FUTURE OF JAPAN
405CHAPTER THREE. On Horsell Common
832X. "SECURITY" THE NEW AND BEAUTIFUL CATCHWORD
406CHAPTER FOUR. The Cylinder Opens
833XI. FRANCE IN THE LIMELIGHT
407CHAPTER FIVE. The HeatRay
834XII. THUS FAR
408CHAPTER SIX. The HeatRay In The Chobham Road
835XIII. THE LARGER QUESTION BEHIND THE CONFERENCE
409CHAPTER SEVEN. How I Reached Home
836XIV. THE REAL THREAT TO CIVILIZATION
410CHAPTER EIGHT. Friday Night
837XV. THE POSSIBLE BREAKDOWN OF CIVILIZATION
411CHAPTER NINE. The Fighting Begins
838XVI. WHAT OF AMERICA?
412CHAPTER TEN. In The Storm
839XVII. EBB TIDE AT WASHINGTON
413CHAPTER ELEVEN. At The Window
840XVIII. AMERICA AND ENTANGLING ALLIANCES
414CHAPTER TWELVE. What I Saw Of The Destruction
841XIX. AN ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS
415CHAPTER THIRTEEN. How I Fell In With The Curate
842XX. FRANCE AND ENGLAND THE PLAIN FACTS OF THE CASE
416CHAPTER FOURTEEN. In London
843XXI. A REMINDER ABOUT WAR
417CHAPTER FIFTEEN. What Had Happened In Surrey
844XXII. SOME STIFLED VOICES
418CHAPTER SIXTEEN. The Exodus From London
845XXIII. INDIA, THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND THE ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS
419CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. The “Thunder Child”
846XXIV. THE OTHER END OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
420BOOK TWO. THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS
847XXV. AFRICA AND THE ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS
421CHAPTER ONE. Under Foot
848XXVI. THE FOURTH PLENARY SESSION
422CHAPTER TWO. What We Saw From The Ruined House
849XXVII. ABOUT THE WAR DEBTS
423CHAPTER THREE. The Days Of Imprisonment
850XXVIII. THE FOUNDATION STONE AND THE BUILDING
424CHAPTER FOUR. The Death Of The Curate
851XXIX. WHAT A STABLY ORGANIZED WORLD PEACE MEANS FOR MANKIND
425CHAPTER FIVE. The Stillness
852Analysis
426CHAPTER SIX. The Work Of Fifteen Days
853Reflection
427CHAPTER SEVEN. The Man On Putney Hill
854Memorable Quotes