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## ANN VERONICA
## TONO-BUNGAY
## WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES
## THE WAR IN THE AIR.
## GOD THE INVISIBLE KING.
## THE NEW MACHIAVELLI.
## THE WORLD SET FREE.
## THE RESEARCH MAGNIFICENT.
## THE WHEELS OF CHANCE.
## THE SOUL OF A BISHOP.
## THE SECRET PLACES OF THE HEART.
## TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM.
## WAR AND THE FUTURE.
## FIRST AND LAST THINGS.
## MANKIND IN THE MAKING.
THE RED ROOM.
## THE TIME MACHINE
## THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
## THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU
## DOOR IN THE WALL AND OTHER STORIES
## THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON
## FLOOR GAMES
## LITTLE WARS
## IN THE DAYS OF THE COMET
## THE INVISIBLE MAN
MODERN UTOPIA
## THE HISTORY OF MR. POLLY
## IN THE FOURTH YEAR
## WHAT IS COMING
## ENGLISHMAN
## LOVE
## THE FOOD GOD
## THE COUNTRY BLIND
## THE SLEEPER AWAKES
## THE STOLEN BACILLUS
## MR. BRITLING SEES IT THROUGH
## NOCTURNE
## CERTAIN PERSONAL MATTERS
## ANTICIPATIONS
## BIOLOGY, PART 1 VERTEBRATA
## TALES OF SPACE AND TIME
## SELECT CONVERSATIONS WITH AN UNCLE
## PASSIONATE FRIENDS
## NEW WORLDS FOR OLD
## THE WIFE OF SIR ISAAC HARMAN
## UNDERGROUND MAN
## THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATION
## WONDERFUL VISIT
## THE MIND OF THE RACE
MARRIAGE
## HISTORY OF THE WORLD
## SEA LADY
## KIPPS
## THE PLATTNER STORY AND OTHERS
THE DISCOVERY OF THE FUTURE
## THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY
## THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON
THIS MISERY OF BOOTS
## THE FUTURE IN AMERICA
## THE WAR THAT WILL END WAR
TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES
ANN VERONICA
A MODERN LOVE STORY
By H. G. Wells
“The art of ignoring is one of the accomplishments of every
well-bred girl, so carefully instilled that at last she can
even ignore her own thoughts and her own knowledge.”
CONTENTS
ANN VERONICA
CHAPTER THE FIRST
CHAPTER THE SECOND
CHAPTER THE THIRD
CHAPTER THE FOURTH
CHAPTER THE FIFTH
CHAPTER THE SIXTH
CHAPTER THE SEVENTH
CHAPTER THE EIGHTH
CHAPTER THE NINTH
CHAPTER THE TENTH
CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH
CHAPTER THE TWELFTH
CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH
CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH
CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH
CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH
CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH
TONO-BUNGAY
by H.G Wells
CONTENTS
BOOK THE FIRST
CHAPTER THE FIRST
CHAPTER THE SECOND
CHAPTER THE THIRD
BOOK THE SECOND
CHAPTER THE FIRST
CHAPTER THE SECOND
CHAPTER THE THIRD
CHAPTER THE FOURTH
BOOK THE THIRD
CHAPTER THE FIRST
CHAPTER THE SECOND
CHAPTER THE THIRD
CHAPTER THE FOURTH
BOOK THE FOURTH
CHAPTER THE FIRST
CHAPTER THE SECOND
CHAPTER THE THIRD
WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES
By H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. INSOMNIA
CHAPTER II. THE TRANCE
CHAPTER III. THE AWAKENING
CHAPTER IV. THE SOUND OF A TUMULT
CHAPTER V. THE MOVING WAYS
CHAPTER VI. THE HALL OF THE ATLAS
CHAPTER VII. IN THE SILENT ROOMS
CHAPTER VIII. THE ROOF SPACES
CHAPTER IX. THE PEOPLE MARCH
CHAPTER X. THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS
CHAPTER XI. THE OLD MAN WHO KNEW EVERYTHING
CHAPTER XII. OSTROG
CHAPTER XIII. THE END OF THE OLD ORDER
CHAPTER XIV. FROM THE CROW’S NEST
CHAPTER XV. PROMINENT PEOPLE
CHAPTER XVI. THE AEROPHILE
CHAPTER XVII. THREE DAYS
CHAPTER XVIII. GRAHAM REMEMBERS
CHAPTER XIX. OSTROG’S POINT OF VIEW
CHAPTER XX. IN THE CITY WAYS
CHAPTER XXI. THE UNDER SIDE
CHAPTER XXII. THE STRUGGLE IN THE COUNCIL HOUSE
CHAPTER XXIII. WHILE THE AEROPLANES WERE COMING
CHAPTER XXIV. THE COMING OF THE AEROPLANES
THE WAR IN THE AIR
By H. G. Wells
Contents
PREFACE TO REPRINT EDITION
THE WAR IN THE AIR
CHAPTER I. OF PROGRESS AND THE SMALLWAYS FAMILY
CHAPTER II. HOW BERT SMALLWAYS GOT INTO DIFFICULTIES
CHAPTER III. THE BALLOON
CHAPTER IV. THE GERMAN AIR-FLEET
CHAPTER V. THE BATTLE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC
CHAPTER VI. HOW WAR CAME TO NEW YORK
CHAPTER VII. THE “VATERLAND” IS DISABLED
CHAPTER VIII. A WORLD AT WAR
CHAPTER IX. ON GOAT ISLAND
CHAPTER X. THE WORLD UNDER THE WAR
CHAPTER XI. THE GREAT COLLAPSE
THE EPILOGUE
GOD THE INVISIBLE KING
by H. G. Wells
Contents
PREFACE
GOD THE INVISIBLE KING
CHAPTER THE FIRST
CHAPTER THE SECOND
CHAPTER THE THIRD
CHAPTER THE FOURTH
CHAPTER THE FIFTH
CHAPTER THE SIXTH
CHAPTER THE SEVENTH THE COSMOGONY OF MODERN RELIGION
HERESIES; OR THE THINGS THAT GOD IS NOT
THE LIKENESS OF GOD
THE RELIGION OF ATHEISTS
THE INVISIBLE KING
MODERN IDEAS OF SIN AND DAMNATION
THE IDEA OF A CHURCH
THE NEW MACHIAVELLI
by H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
BOOK THE FIRST: THE MAKING OF A MAN
CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ CONCERNING A BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTEN
CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ BROMSTEAD AND MY FATHER
CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ SCHOLASTIC
CHAPTER THE FOURTH ~~ ADOLESCENCE
BOOK THE SECOND: MARGARET
CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ MARGARET IN STAFFORDSHIRE
CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ MARGARET IN LONDON
CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ MARGARET IN VENICE
CHAPTER THE FOURTH ~~ THE HOUSE IN WESTMINSTER
BOOK THE THIRD: THE HEART OF POLITICS
CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ THE RIDDLE FOR THE STATESMAN
CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ SEEKING ASSOCIATES
CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ SECESSION
CHAPTER THE FOURTH ~~ THE BESETTING OF SEX
BOOK THE FOURTH: ISABEL
CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ LOVE AND SUCCESS
CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ THE IMPOSSIBLE POSITION
CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ THE BREAKING POINT
THE WORLD SET FREE
H.G. WELLS
We Are All Things That Make And Pass,
Striving Upon A Hidden Mission,
Out To The Open Sea.
TO
Frederick Soddy’s
‘Interpretation Of Radium’
This Story,
Which Owes Long Passages To The Eleventh Chapter Of That Book,
Acknowledges And Inscribes Itself
Contents
PREFACE
PRELUDE THE SUN SNARERS
CHAPTER THE FIRST THE NEW SOURCE OF ENERGY
CHAPTER THE SECOND THE LAST WAR
CHAPTER THE THIRD THE ENDING OF WAR
CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE NEW PHASE
CHAPTER THE FIFTH THE LAST DAYS OF MARCUS KARENIN
THE RESEARCH MAGNIFICENT
by H. G. Wells
1915
Contents
THE RESEARCH MAGNIFICENT
THE PRELUDE
ON FEAR AND ARISTOCRACY
THE STORY
CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ THE BOY GROWS UP
CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ THE YOUNG MAN ABOUT TOWN
CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ AMANDA
CHAPTER THE FOURTH ~~ THE SPIRITED HONEYMOON
CHAPTER THE FIFTH ~~ THE ASSIZE OF JEALOUSY
CHAPTER THE SIXTH ~~ THE NEW HAROUN AL RASCHID
THE WHEELS OF CHANCE;
A BICYCLING IDYLL
By H.G. Wells
1896
CONTENTS
I. THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTER IN THE STORY
II
III
IV. THE RIDING FORTH OF MR. HOOPDRIVER
V. THE SHAMEFUL EPISODE OF THE YOUNG LADY IN GREY
VI. ON THE ROAD TO RIPLEY
VII.
VIII.
IX. HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER WAS HAUNTED
X. THE IMAGININGS OF MR. HOOPDRIVER'S HEART
XI. OMISSIONS
XII. THE DREAMS OF MR. HOOPDRIVER
XIII. HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER WENT TO HASLEMERE
XIV. HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER REACHED MIDHURST
XV. AN INTERLUDE
XVI. OF THE ARTIFICIAL IN MAN, AND OF THE ZEITGEIST
XVII. THE ENCOUNTER AT MIDHURST
XVIII.
XIX.
XX. THE PURSUIT
XXI. AT BOGNOR
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV. THE MOONLIGHT RIDE
XXV.
XXVI. THE SURBITON INTERLUDE
XXVII. THE AWAKENING OF MR. HOOPDRIVER
XXVIII. THE DEPARTURE FROM CHICHESTER
XXIX. THE UNEXPECTED ANECDOTE OF THE LION
XXX. THE RESCUE EXPEDITION
XXXI.
XXXII. MR. HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT
XXXIII. THE ABASEMENT OF MR. HOOPDRIVER
XXXIV.
XXXV.
XXXVI.
XXXVII. IN THE NEW FOREST
XXXVIII. AT THE RUFUS STONE
XXXIX.
XL.
XLI. THE ENVOY
THE SOUL OF A BISHOP
By H. G. Wells
Contents
THE SOUL OF A BISHOP
CHAPTER THE FIRST THE DREAM
CHAPTER THE SECOND THE WEAR AND TEAR OF EPISCOPACY
CHAPTER THE THIRD INSOMNIA
CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE SYMPATHY OF LADY SUNDERBUND
CHAPTER THE FIFTH THE FIRST VISION
CHAPTER THE SIXTH EXEGETICAL
CHAPTER THE SEVENTH THE SECOND VISION
CHAPTER THE EIGHTH THE NEW WORLD
CHAPTER THE NINTH THE THIRD VISION
THE SECRET PLACES OF THE HEART
By H. G. Wells
1922
Contents
THE SECRET PLACES OF THE HEART
CHAPTER THE FIRST
CHAPTER THE SECOND
CHAPTER THE THIRD
CHAPTER THE FOURTH
CHAPTER THE FIFTH
CHAPTER THE SIXTH
CHAPTER THE SEVENTH
CHAPTER THE EIGHTH
CHAPTER THE NINTH 1. THE CONSULTATION
2. LADY HARDY
3. THE DEPARTURE
4. AT MAIDENHEAD
5. IN THE LAND OF THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLES
6. THE ENCOUNTER AT STONEHENGE
7. COMPANIONSHIP
8. FULL MOON
9. THE LAST DAYS OF SIR RICHMOND HARDY
TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM
By H. G. Wells
Contents
1. FILMER
2. THE MAGIC SHOP
3. THE VALLEY OF SPIDERS
4. THE TRUTH ABOUT PYECRAFT
5. MR. SKELMERSDALE IN FAIRYLAND
6. THE STORY OF THE INEXPERIENCED GHOST
7. JIMMY GOGGLES THE GOD
8. THE NEW ACCELERATOR
9. MR. LEDBETTER'S VACATION
10. THE STOLEN BODY
11. MR. BRISHER'S TREASURE
12. MISS WINCHELSEA'S HEART
13. A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON
WAR AND THE FUTURE
Italy, France and Britain at War
by H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
THE PASSING OF THE EFFIGY
THE WAR IN ITALY (AUGUST, 1916)
I. THE ISONZO FRONT
II. THE MOUNTAIN WAR
III. BEHIND THE FRONT
THE WESTERN WAR (SEPTEMBER, 1916)
I. RUINS
II. THE GRADES OF WAR
III. THE WAR LANDSCAPE
IV. NEW ARMS FOR OLD ONES
V. TANKS
HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE WAR
I. DO THEY REALLY THINK AT ALL?
II. THE YIELDING PACIFIST AND THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR
III. THE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL
IV. THE RIDDLE OF THE BRITISH
V. THE SOCIAL CHANGES IN PROGRESS
VI. THE ENDING OF THE WAR
FIRST AND LAST THINGS
A CONFESSION OF FAITH AND RULE OF LIFE
By H.G. Wells
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.
BOOK THE FIRST. — METAPHYSICS.
1.1. THE NECESSITY FOR METAPHYSICS.
1.2. THE RESUMPTION OF METAPHYSICAL ENQUIRY.
1.3. THE WORLD OF FACT.
1.4. SCEPTICISM OF THE INSTRUMENT.
1.5. THE CLASSIFICATORY ASSUMPTION.
1.6. EMPTY TERMS.
1.7. NEGATIVE TERMS.
1.8. LOGIC STATIC AND LIFE KINETIC.
1.9. PLANES AND DIALECTS OF THOUGHT.
1.10. PRACTICAL CONCLUSIONS FROM THESE CONSIDERATIONS.
1.11. BELIEFS.
1.12. SUMMARY.
BOOK THE SECOND — OF BELIEFS
2.1. MY PRIMARY ACT OF FAITH.
2.2. ON USING THE NAME OF GOD.
2.3. FREE WILL AND PREDESTINATION.
2.4. A PICTURE OF THE WORLD OF MEN.
2.5. THE PROBLEM OF MOTIVES THE REAL PROBLEM OF LIFE.
2.6. A REVIEW OF MOTIVES.
2.7. THE SYNTHETIC MOTIVE.
2.8. THE BEING OF MANKIND.
2.9. INDIVIDUALITY AN INTERLUDE.
2.10. THE MYSTIC ELEMENT.
2.11. THE SYNTHESIS.
2.12. OF PERSONAL IMMORTALITY.
2.13. A CRITICISM OF CHRISTIANITY.
2.14. OF OTHER RELIGIONS.
2.15.
BOOK THE THIRD — OF GENERAL CONDUCT
3.1. CONDUCT FOLLOWS FROM BELIEF.
3.2. WHAT IS GOOD?
3.3. SOCIALISM.
3.4. A CRITICISM OF CERTAIN FORMS OF SOCIALISM.
3.5. HATE AND LOVE.
3.6. THE PRELIMINARY SOCIAL DUTY.
3.7. WRONG WAYS OF LIVING.
3.8. SOCIAL PARASITISM AND CONTEMPORARY INJUSTICES.
3.9. THE CASE OF THE WIFE AND MOTHER.
3.10. ASSOCIATIONS.
3.11. OF AN ORGANIZED BROTHERHOOD.
3.12. CONCERNING NEW STARTS AND NEW RELIGIONS.
3.13. THE IDEA OF THE CHURCH.
3.14. OF SECESSION.
3.15. A DILEMMA.
3.16. A COMMENT.
3.17. WAR.
3.18. WAR AND COMPETITION.
3.19. MODERN WAR.
3.20. OF ABSTINENCES AND DISCIPLINES.
3.21. ON FORGETTING, AND THE NEED OF PRAYER,
READING, DISCUSSION AND WORSHIP
3.22. DEMOCRACY AND ARISTOCRACY.
3.23. ON DEBTS OF HONOUR.
3.24. THE IDEA OF JUSTICE.
3.25. OF LOVE AND JUSTICE.
3.26. THE WEAKNESS OF IMMATURITY.
3.27. POSSIBILITY OF A NEW ETIQUETTE.
3.28. SEX.
3.29. THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE.
3.30. CONDUCT IN RELATION TO THE THING THAT IS.
3.31. CONDUCT TOWARDS TRANSGRESSORS.
BOOK THE FOURTH — SOME PERSONAL THINGS.
4.1. PERSONAL LOVE AND LIFE.
4.2. THE NATURE OF LOVE.
4.3. THE WILL TO LOVE.
4.4. LOVE AND DEATH.
4.5. THE CONSOLATION OF FAILURE.
4.6. THE LAST CONFESSION.
MANKIND IN THE MAKING
CONTENTS
PREFACE
MANKIND IN THE MAKING
I. THE NEW REPUBLIC
II. THE PROBLEM OF THE BIRTH SUPPLY
III. CERTAIN WHOLESALE ASPECTS OF MAN-MAKING
IV. THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MIND AND LANGUAGE
V. THE MAN-MAKING FORCES OF THE MODERN STATE
VI. SCHOOLING
VII. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES
VIII. THE CULTIVATION OF THE IMAGINATION
IX. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION
X. THOUGHT IN THE MODERN STATE
XI. THE MAN’S OWN SHARE
APPENDIX
THE TIME MACHINE
An Invention
H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
I Introduction
II The Machine
III The Time Traveller Returns
IV Time Travelling
V In the Golden Age
VI The Sunset of Mankind
VII A Sudden Shock
VIII Explanation
IX The Morlocks
X When Night Came
XI The Palace of Green Porcelain
XII In the Darkness
XIII The Trap of the White Sphinx
XIV The Further Vision
XV The Time Traveller’s Return
XVI After the Story
Epilogue
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS
By H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
BOOK ONE.—THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS
I. THE EVE OF THE WAR
II. THE FALLING STAR.
III. ON HORSELL COMMON.
IV. THE CYLINDER OPENS.
V. THE HEAT-RAY.
VI. THE HEAT-RAY IN THE CHOBHAM ROAD.
VII. HOW I REACHED HOME.
VIII. FRIDAY NIGHT.
IX. THE FIGHTING BEGINS.
X. IN THE STORM.
XI. AT THE WINDOW.
XII. WHAT I SAW OF THE DESTRUCTION OF WEYBRIDGE AND SHEPPERTON.
XIII. HOW I FELL IN WITH THE CURATE.
XIV. IN LONDON.
XV. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN SURREY.
XVI. THE EXODUS FROM LONDON.
XVII. THE “THUNDER CHILD”.
BOOK TWO.—THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS
I. UNDER FOOT.
II. WHAT WE SAW FROM THE RUINED HOUSE.
III. THE DAYS OF IMPRISONMENT.
VI. THE DEATH OF THE CURATE.
V. THE STILLNESS.
VI. THE WORK OF FIFTEEN DAYS.
VII. THE MAN ON PUTNEY HILL.
VIII. DEAD LONDON.
IX. WRECKAGE.
X. THE EPILOGUE.
THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU
by H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I. IN THE DINGEY OF THE “LADY VAIN”
II. THE MAN WHO WAS GOING NOWHERE
III. THE STRANGE FACE
IV. AT THE SCHOONER'S RAIL
V. THE MAN WHO HAD NOWHERE TO GO
VI. THE EVIL-LOOKING BOATMEN
VII. THE LOCKED DOOR
VIII. THE CRYING OF THE PUMA
IX. THE THING IN THE FOREST
X. THE CRYING OF THE MAN
XI. THE HUNTING OF THE MAN
XII. THE SAYERS OF THE LAW
XIII. THE PARLEY
XIV. DOCTOR MOREAU EXPLAINS
XV. CONCERNING THE BEAST FOLK
XVI. HOW THE BEAST FOLK TASTE BLOOD
XVII. A CATASTROPHE
XVIII. THE FINDING OF MOREAU
XIX. MONTGOMERY'S BANK HOLIDAY
XX. ALONE WITH THE BEAST FOLK
XXI. THE REVERSION OF THE BEAST FOLK
XXII. THE MAN ALONE
THE DOOR IN THE WALL
And Other Stories
By H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
THE DOOR IN THE WALL AND OTHER STORIES
THE DOOR IN THE WALL
THE STAR
A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON
THE CONE
A MOONLIGHT FABLE
THE DIAMOND MAKER
THE LORD OF THE DYNAMOS
THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND
THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON
By H.G. Wells
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 — Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne
Chapter 2 — The First Making of Cavorite
Chapter 3 — The Building of the sphere
Chapter 4 — Inside the Sphere
Chapter 5 — The Journey to the Moon
Chapter 6 — The Landing on the Moon
Chapter 7 — Sunrise on the Moon
Chapter 8 — A Lunar Morning
Chapter 9 — Prospecting Begins
Chapter 10 — Lost Men in the Moon
Chapter 11 — The Mooncalf Pastures
Chapter 12 — The Selenite’s Face
Chapter 13 — Mr. Cavor Makes Some Suggestions
Chapter 14 — Experiments in intercourse
Chapter 15 — The Giddy Bridge
Chapter 16 — Points of View
Chapter 17 — The Fight in the Cave of the Moon Butchers
Chapter 18 — In the Sunlight
Chapter 19 — Mr. Bedford Alone
Chapter 20 — Mr. Bedford in Infinite Space
Chapter 21 — Mr. Bedford at Littlestone
Chapter 22 — The Astonishing Communication of Mr. Julius Wendigee
Chapter 23 — An Abstract of the Six Messages First Received from Mr. Cavor
Chapter 24 — The Natural History of the Selenites
Chapter 25 — The Grand Lunar
Chapter 26 — The Last Message Cavor sent to the Earth
FLOOR GAMES
Herbert George Wells
CONTENTS
I. The Toys To Have
II. The Game Of The Wonderful Islands
III. Of The Building Of Cities
IV. Funiculars, Marble Towers, Castles
And War Games, But Very Little Of War Games
LITTLE WARS
(A Game for Boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty
and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books)
With an Appendix on Kriegspiel
H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
I. OF THE LEGENDARY PAST
II. THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN LITTLE WARFARE
III. THE RULES—
The Country
The Move
Mobility of the Various Arms
Hand-to-Hand Fighting and Capturing
Varieties of the Battle-Game
Composition of Forces
Size of the Soldiers
IV. THE BATTLE OF HOOK'S FARM
V. EXTENSIONS AND AMPLIFICATIONS OF LITTLE WAR
VI. ENDING WITH A SORT OF CHALLENGE
APPENDIX—
LITTLE WARS AND KRIEGSPIEL
IN THE DAYS OF THE COMET
By H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
IN THE DAYS OF THE COMET
PROLOGUE
THE MAN WHO WROTE IN THE TOWER
BOOK THE FIRST — THE COMET
CHAPTER THE FIRST — DUST IN THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER THE SECOND — NETTIE
CHAPTER THE THIRD — THE REVOLVER
CHAPTER THE FOURTH — WAR
CHAPTER THE FIFTH — THE PURSUIT OF THE TWO LOVERS
BOOK THE SECOND — THE GREEN VAPORS
CHAPTER THE FIRST — THE CHANGE
CHAPTER THE SECOND — THE AWAKENING
CHAPTER THE THIRD — THE CABINET COUNCIL
BOOK THE THIRD — THE NEW WORLD
CHAPTER THE FIRST — LOVE AFTER THE CHANGE
CHAPTER THE SECOND — MY MOTHER’S LAST DAYS
CHAPTER THE THIRD — BELTANE AND NEW YEAR’S EVE
THE EPILOGUE
THE INVISIBLE MAN
A Grotesque Romance
By H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
I The strange Man's Arrival
II Mr. Teddy Henfrey's first Impressions
III The thousand and one Bottles
IV Mr. Cuss interviews the Stranger
V The Burglary at the Vicarage
VI The Furniture that went mad
VII The Unveiling of the Stranger
VIII In Transit
IX Mr. Thomas Marvel
X Mr. Marvel's Visit to Iping
XI In the "Coach and Horses"
XII The invisible Man loses his Temper
XIII Mr. Marvel discusses his Resignation
XIV At Port Stowe
XV The Man who was running
XVI In the "Jolly Cricketers"
XVII Dr. Kemp's Visitor
XVIII The invisible Man sleeps
XIX Certain first Principles
XX At the House in Great Portland Street
XXI In Oxford Street
XXII In the Emporium
XXIII In Drury Lane
XXIV The Plan that failed
XXV The Hunting of the invisible Man
XXVI The Wicksteed Murder
XXVII The Siege of Kemp's House
XXVIII The Hunter hunted
The Epilogue
THE HISTORY OF MR. POLLY
By H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
Chapter the First
Chapter the Second
Chapter the Third
Chapter the Fourth
Chapter the Fifth
Chapter the Sixth
Chapter the Seventh
Chapter the Eighth
Chapter the Ninth
Chapter the Tenth
IN THE FOURTH YEAR
ANTICIPATIONS OF A WORLD PEACE
By H. G. Wells
1918
CONTENTS
PREFACE
IN THE FOURTH YEAR
THE LEAGUE OF FREE NATIONS
I. — THE WAY TO CONCRETE REALIZATION
II. — THE LEAGUE MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE
III. — THE NECESSARY POWERS OF THE LEAGUE
IV. — THE LABOUR VIEW OF MIDDLE AFRICA
V. — GETTING THE LEAGUE IDEA CLEAR IN RELATION TO IMPERIALISM
' 1
' 2
' 3
VI. — THE WAR AIMS OF THE WESTERN ALLIES
VII. — THE FUTURE OF MONARCHY
VIII. — THE PLAIN NECESSITY FOR A LEAGUE
IX. — DEMOCRACY
X. — THE RECENT STRUGGLE FOR PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
XI. — THE STUDY AND PROPAGANDA OF DEMOCRACY
WHAT IS COMING?
A Forecast of Things after the War
By H.G. Wells
1916
CONTENTS
I. FORECASTING THE FUTURE
II. THE END OF THE WAR
III. NATIONS IN LIQUIDATION
IV. BRAINTREE, BOCKING, AND THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD
V. HOW FAR WILL EUROPE GO TOWARD SOCIALISM?
VI. LAWYER AND PRESS
VII. THE NEW EDUCATION
VIII. WHAT THE WAR IS DOING FOR WOMEN
IX. THE NEW MAP OF EUROPE
X. THE UNITED STATES, FRANCE, BRITAIN, AND RUSSIA
XI. "THE WHITE MAN'S BURTHEN"
XII. THE OUTLOOK FOR THE GERMANS
AN ENGLISHMAN LOOKS AT THE WORLD
Being a Series of Unrestrained Remarks upon Contemporary Matters
By H.G. Wells
1914
CONTENTS
AN ENGLISHMAN LOOKS AT THE WORLD
THE COMING OF BLIRIOT
MY FIRST FLIGHT
OFF THE CHAIN
OF THE NEW REIGN
WILL THE EMPIRE LIVE?
THE LABOUR UNREST
SOCIAL PANACEAS
SYNDICALISM OR CITIZENSHIP
THE GREAT STATE
THE NORMAL SOCIAL LIFE
THE COMMON SENSE OF WARFARE
THE CONTEMPORARY NOVEL
THE PHILOSOPHER'S PUBLIC LIBRARY
ABOUT CHESTERTON AND BELLOC
ABOUT SIR THOMAS MORE
TRAFFIC AND REBUILDING
THE SO-CALLED SCIENCE OF SOCIOLOGY
DIVORCE
THE SCHOOLMASTER AND THE EMPIRE
THE ENDOWMENT OF MOTHERHOOD
DOCTORS
AN AGE OF SPECIALISATION
IS THERE A PEOPLE?
THE DISEASE OF PARLIAMENTS
THE AMERICAN POPULATION
THE POSSIBLE COLLAPSE OF CIVILISATION
THE IDEAL CITIZEN
SOME POSSIBLE DISCOVERIES
THE HUMAN ADVENTURE
LOVE AND MR. LEWISHAM
By H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. — INTRODUCES MR. LEWISHAM.