H. G. Wells

1866 – 1946

English

43 books

Biography

Herbert George Wells known as H. G. Wells (1866–1946) didn't merely predict the future; he built the imaginative architecture we still use to envision it. Widely recognized as a founding father of science fiction, Wells drew heavily on his working-class background and his formal studies in biology under the prominent scientist T. H. Huxley. This grounded education allowed him to inject a chilling sense of scientific plausibility into his wildest speculations.

In a spectacular burst of creativity at the close of the 19th century, Wells published a rapid-fire sequence of "scientific romances" that introduced enduring concepts like time travel, extraterrestrial invasion, and genetic engineering. Yet, beneath the thrilling plots of mad scientists and Martian tripods, he consistently embedded sharp social commentary. He used the genre to relentlessly interrogate Victorian class division, the arrogance of British imperialism, and the catastrophic potential of unchecked technological advancement.

Essential Reading

The Time Machine (1895): The novella that popularized the concept of a vehicle used for chronological travel, presenting a bleak vision of a distant future where humanity has evolved into two dangerously distinct, opposed species.
The War of the Worlds (1898): The pioneering alien invasion narrative detailing a devastating, technologically superior Martian attack on England, serving as a terrifying critique of colonial expansion.
The Invisible Man (1897): A tense, psychological thriller exploring the corrupting nature of absolute power through the story of a brilliant researcher driven to violent megalomania by his own breakthrough.
The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896): A deeply unsettling, philosophical horror novel that probes the dark boundaries of scientific ethics and the fragile barrier separating human from beast.

Books in the Library

Biography

Essential Reading

Books in the Library

The Door in the Wall and Other Stories

The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories

The World Set Free

The War in the Air

The Sleeper Awakes

The Shape of Things to Come

The Island of Doctor Moreau

The Invisible Man

The Food of the gods and How It Came to Earth

The First Men in the Moon

The Autocracy of Mr. Parham

Tales of Space and Time

Star Begotten

Men Like Gods

In the Days of the Comet

Tono Bungay

The Croquet Player

The Wheels of Chance

The Research Magnificent

The Passionate Friends

The New Machiavelli

The Holy Terror

The History of Mr. Polly

Mr. Britling Sees It Through

Love and Mr. Lewisham

Kipps

The Wonderful Visit

The Sea Lady

صانع المعجزات

صانع الألماس

سيد المولدات الكهربائية

الحُلة الجميلة

Twelve Stories and a Dream

The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents

The Plattner Story and Others

The Discovery of the Future

Mankind in the Making

God the Invisible King

Anticipations

Ann Veronica, a modern love story

A Modern Utopia

The War of the Worlds

The Time Machine