Book Series Guide

Author guide

H. G. Wells

Herbert George Wells was an English writer whose work ranged from science fiction and utopian fiction to history, politics, social criticism, and autobiography. He wrote more than fifty novels and many short stories, and became a major public intellectual in the early twentieth century. Wells is best remembered for landmark works such as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and The Invisible Man, and he is often called the father of science fiction.

science fictionutopian fictionsocial commentarynonfiction

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The Time Machine

Foundational time-travel novella and a strong entry point to Wells's science fiction.

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The War of the Worlds

One of Wells's most famous novels and a defining alien-invasion story.

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The Invisible Man

A concise classic about scientific ambition and its consequences.

A Short History of the World

A readable starting point for Wells's nonfiction and historical writing.

Outside the series

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  1. The Time Machine

    novella · 1895

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  2. Cover of The Island of Doctor Moreau
    The Island of Doctor Moreau

    novel · 1896

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  3. Cover of The War of the Worlds
    The War of the Worlds

    novel · 1897

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  4. Cover of The Invisible Man
    The Invisible Man

    novel · 1897

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  5. Love and Mr. Lewisham

    unknown · 1899

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  6. Cover of When the Sleeper Wakes
    When the Sleeper Wakes

    novel · 1899

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  7. Cover of Kipps
    Kipps

    novel

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  8. Cover of The Food of the Gods
    The Food of the Gods

    novel · 1904

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  9. The Country of the Blind

    short_story · 1904

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  10. Cover of A Modern Utopia
    A Modern Utopia

    novel · 1905

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  11. Cover of In the Days of the Comet
    In the Days of the Comet

    novel · 1906

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  12. Cover of The War in the Air
    The War in the Air

    novel · 1908

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  13. Cover of Ann Veronica
    Ann Veronica

    novel · 1909

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  14. Cover of Tono-Bungay
    Tono-Bungay

    novel

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  15. Cover of The History of Mr. Polly
    The History of Mr. Polly

    novel

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  16. Cover of The First Men in the Moon
    The First Men in the Moon

    novel

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  17. Cover of Men Like Gods
    Men Like Gods

    novel · 1923

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  18. Cover of The World Set Free
    The World Set Free

    novel · 1914

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  19. A Short History of the World

    nonfiction · 1922

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  20. The Outline of History

    nonfiction · 1919

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  21. First and Last Things

    nonfiction · 1908

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  22. Cover of The Shape of Things to Come
    The Shape of Things to Come

    novel · 1933

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  23. Experiment in Autobiography

    nonfiction · 1934

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  24. World Brain

    nonfiction · 1938

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  25. War and the Future

    nonfiction

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  26. The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents

    collection

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  27. Twelve Stories and a Dream

    collection

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  28. The Door in the Wall and Other Stories

    collection · 1911

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  29. The Country of the Blind and Other Stories

    collection · 1911

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  30. Selected Short Stories

    collection · 1927

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  31. The Complete Short Stories of H.G. Wells

    collection · 1927

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