The Door in the Wall and Other Stories (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. (The original 1911 edition of 8 fantasy and science fiction short stories)By H. G. Wells
Length6h 6m
About this audiobook
The Door in the Wall and Other Stories gathers H. G. Wells's short fiction at its most suggestive, combining speculative invention with psychological and moral inquiry. The title story, with its haunting image of a green door opening onto an impossible garden, exemplifies Wells's gift for fusing fantasy with modern unease. Across the collection, his lucid prose, economical plotting, and ironic intelligence place him within late-Victorian and Edwardian traditions while also anticipating twentieth-century science fiction and modernist doubt. Wells's background as a student of science, a social critic, and a writer deeply engaged with evolution, education, class, and technological change informs these stories throughout. Trained under T. H. Huxley and shaped by the intellectual ferment of his age, Wells repeatedly transforms abstract questions—about progress, desire, mortality, and human limitation—into memorable narrative forms. His fiction reflects both fascination with possibility and suspicion of civilization's complacencies. This collection is highly recommended for readers interested in the origins of modern speculative literature, but it also rewards anyone drawn to elegant storytelling and philosophical depth. Wells's stories remain compelling because they make wonder inseparable from loss, and imagination inseparable from the pressures of ordinary life.
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.
Audiobook details
GenreScience Fiction, General Fiction
Length6 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 5, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Enriched Edition. (The original 1911 edition of 8 fantasy and science fiction short stories)
9The Cone
2Introduction
10A Moonlight Fable
3Author Biography
11The Diamond Maker
4Historical Context
12The Lord of the Dynamos
5Synopsis (Selection)
13The Country of the Blind
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6The Door in the Wall
14Analysis
7The Star
15Reflection
8A Dream of Armageddon
16Memorable Quotes
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Rebel’s StrikeRachel Aukes, Jamie McFarlane10h 20m$20
Sponsored Apocalypse 2Blaise Corvin10h 3m$25
Coup D’EtatC. R. Daems9h 12m$20
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Judgment DayRick Partlow10h 44m$20
ViniumS. H. Jucha14h 7m$23
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AvengerBlair Howard9h 54m$23
Core’s AttackS.E. Smith5h 57m$17
TimelessR. A. Salvatore12h 30m$33 · $0.00
Under His ProtectionB. Love5h 7m$15
Heart of IronC. M. Alongi15h 24m$30
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