H.G. Wells
Born	1866
Died	1946 (aged 80)
Language	English
Genre	Dystopian Fiction, Science Fiction
Nationality	British
Gender	Male

H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells was a British author who primarily wrote in English.

H.G. Wells (Herbert George Wells, 1866–1946) was a British author known as a pioneer of science fiction, with works such as “The War of the Worlds” and “The Time Machine.”

Short Stories written by H.G. Wells

A Deal in Ostriches 1901 - "Talking of the prices of birds, I've seen an ostrich that cost three hundred pounds," said the Taxidermist, recalling his… ... Read more
A Dream of Armageddon 1901 - The man with the white face entered the carriage at Rugby. He moved slowly in spite of the urgency of… ... Read more
A Moonlight Fable 1901 - Per the notation above, the complete text of this story is located under the more popular title, . There was… ... Read more
A Moth—Genus Novo 1901 - Probably you have heard of Hapley--not W. T. Hapley, the son, but thecelebrated Hapley, the Hapley of _Periplaneta Hapliia_, Hapley… ... Read more
A Slip Under the Microscope 1901 - Outside the laboratory windows was a watery-grey fog, and within a close warmth and the yellow light of the green-shaded… ... Read more
A Vision of Judgment 1901 - I. Bru-a-a-a. I listened, not understanding. Wa-ra-ra-ra. "Good Lord!" said I, still only half awake. "What an infernal shindy!" Ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra… ... Read more
Aepyornis Island 1894 - The man with the scarred face leant over the table and looked at my bundle. 'Orchids?' he asked. 'A few,'… ... Read more
Filmer 1901 - In truth the mastery of flying was the work of thousands of men-- this man a suggestion and that an… ... Read more
In Labrador 1919 - I Trafford and Marjorie were in Labrador to spend the winter. It was a queer idea for a noted vscientist… ... Read more
In the Avu Observatory 1901 - THE observatory at Avu, in Borneo, stands on the spur of the mountain. To the north rises the old crater,… ... Read more
Jimmy Goggles the God 1901 - "It isn't every one who's been a god," said the sunburnt man. "But it's happened to me. Among other things."… ... Read more
Miss Winchelsea’s Heart 1901 - Miss Winchelsea was going to Rome. The matter had filled her mind for a month or more, and had overflowed… ... Read more
Mr. Brisher’s Treasure 1901 - "You can't be too careful who you marry," said Mr. Brisher, and pulled thoughtfully with a fat-wristed hand at the… ... Read more
Mr. Ledbetter’s Vacation 1901 - My friend, Mr. Ledbetter, is a round-faced little man, whose natural mildness of eye is gigantically exaggerated when you catch… ... Read more
Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland 1901 - "There's a man in that shop," said the Doctor, "who has been in Fairyland." "Nonsense!" I said, and stared back… ... Read more
The Beautiful Suit 1909 - There was once a little man whose mother made him a beautiful suit of clothes. It was green and gold,… ... Read more
The Cone 1901 - The night was hot and overcast, the sky red, rimmed with the lingering sunset of mid-summer. They sat at the… ... Read more
The Country of the Blind 1901 - Three hundred miles and more from Chimborazo, one hundred from the snows of Cotopaxi, in the wildest wastes of Ecuador's… ... Read more
The Crystal Egg 1901 - There was, until a year ago, a little and very grimy-looking shop near Seven Dials, over which, in weather-worn yellow… ... Read more
The Diamond Maker 1901 - Some business had detained me in Chancery Lane nine in the evening, and thereafter, having some inkling of a headache,… ... Read more
The Door In the Wall 1901 - 1 One confidential evening, not three months ago, Lionel Wallace told me this story of the Door in the Wall.… ... Read more
The Empire of the Ants 1905 - ... Read more
The Flowering of the Strange Orchid 1901 - The buying of orchids always has in it a certain speculative flavour. You have before you the brown shrivelled lump… ... Read more
The Flying Man 1893 - THE Ethnologist looked at the bhimraj feather thoughtfully. "They seemed loth to part with it," he said. "It is sacred… ... Read more
The Hammerpond Park Burglary 1901 - it is a moot point whether burglary is to be considered as a sport, a trade, or an art. For… ... Read more
The Jilting of Jane 1901 - As I sit writing in my study, I can hear our Jane bumping her way downstairs with a brush and… ... Read more
The Lord of the Dynamos 1901 - The chief attendant of the three dynamos that buzzed and rattled at Camberwell, and kept the electric railway going, came… ... Read more
The Magic Shop 1903 - I had seen the Magic Shop from afar several times; I had passed it once or twice, a shop window… ... Read more
The Man Who Could Work Miracles 1901 - A PANTOUM IN PROSE. It is doubtful whether the gift was innate. For my own part, I think it came… ... Read more
The New Accelerator 1901 - Certainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend… ... Read more
The Obliterated Man 1901 - I was--you shall hear immediately why I am not now--Egbert Craddock Cummins. The name remains. I am still (Heaven help… ... Read more
The Plattner Story 1901 - Whether the story of Gottfried Plattner is to be credited or not is a pretty question in the value of… ... Read more
The Purple Pileus 1901 - Mr. Coombes was sick of life. He walked away from his unhappy home, and, sick not only of his own… ... Read more
The Red Room 1901 - "I can assure you," said I, "that it will take a very tangible ghost to frighten me." And I stood… ... Read more
The Remarkable Case of Davidson’s Eyes 1901 - I. The transitory mental aberration of Sidney Davidson, remarkable enough in itself, is still more remarkable if Wade's explanation is… ... Read more
The Sea Raiders 1901 - I. Until the extraordinary affair at Sidmouth, the peculiar species _Haploteuthis ferox_ was known to science only generically, on the… ... Read more
The Star 1901 - It was on the first day of the New Year that the announcement was made, almost simultaneously from three observatories,… ... Read more
The Stolen Bacillus 1901 - This again,' said the Bacteriologist, slipping a glass slide under the microscope, 'is a preparation of the celebrated Bacillus of… ... Read more
The Stolen Body 1901 - Mr. Bessel was the senior partner in the firm of Bessel, Hart, and Brown, of St. Paul's Churchyard, and for… ... Read more
The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost 1901 - The scene amidst which Clayton told his last story comes back very vividly to my mind. There he sat, for… ... Read more
The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham 1901 - I set this story down, not expecting it will be believed, but, if possible, to prepare a way of escape… ... Read more
The Temptation of Harringay 1901 - IT is quite impossible to say whether this thing really happened. It depends entirely on the word of R.M. Harringay,… ... Read more
The Time Machine 1895 - CHAPTER I The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter… ... Read more
The Treasure in the Forest 1901 - The canoe was now approaching the land. The bay opened out, and a gap in the white surf of the… ... Read more
The Triumphs of a Taxidermist 1901 - Here are some of the secrets of taxidermy. They were told me by the taxidermist in a mood of elation.… ... Read more
The Truth about Pyecraft 1901 - He sits not a dozen yards away. If I glance over my shoulder I can see him. And if I… ... Read more
The Valley of Spiders 1901 - Towards mid-day the three pursuers came abruptly round a bend in the torrent bed upon the sight of a very… ... Read more
Through a Window 1901 - AFTER his legs were set, they carried Bailey into the study and put him on a couch before the open… ... Read more
Under the Knife 1901 - "What if I die under it?" The thought recurred again and again, as I walked home from Haddon's. It was… ... Read more