H G Wells: A Literary Life (Roberts Adam)(Paperback)

H G Wells: A Literary Life (Roberts Adam)(Paperback)

This is the first new complete literary biography of H G Wells for thirty years, and the first to encompass his entire career as a writer, from the science fiction of the 1890s through his fiction and non-fiction writing all the way up to his last publication in 1946. Adam Roberts provides a

The Country of the Blind and Other Stories (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

The early short stories of an essential 20th century literary personage Herbert George Wells was perhaps best known as the author of such classic works of science fiction as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds. But it was in his short stories, written when he was a young man embarking on a

World Brain (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

In 1937, H. G. Wells proposed a predigital, freely available World Encyclopedia to represent a civilization-saving World Brain. In a series of talks and essays in 1937, H. G. Wells proselytized for what he called a World Brain, as manifested in a World Encyclopedia--a repository of scientifically

Time Machine & Other Stories (Wells H. G.)(Paperback / softback)

War of the Worlds (Wells H. G.)(Paperback / softback)

Selected Works of H. G. Wells (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

Three captivating novels from a pioneer in the genre of science fiction: The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War in the Air. The stories of H. G. Wells have engrossed readers for more than a century by incorporating fantastic, otherworldly elements into the lives of ordinary people

Ann Veronica (Wells H. G.)(Paperback / softback)

Twenty-one, passionate and headstrong, Ann Veronica Stanley is determined to live her own life. When her father forbids her from attending a fashionable Ball, she decides she has no choice but to leave her family home and make a fresh start in

H.G. Wells Short Stories (Parrinder Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

H.G. Wells, one of the founding fathers of science fiction created a rich universe of short stories, many of which are collected here in this special deluxe edition. The Star, The Time Machine, The Land Ironclads and A Dream of Armageddon are amongst the many gems which have inspired generations of

H. G. Wells: The Invisible Man (Dobbs)(Pevná vazba)

A mysterious stranger possesses a disturbing secret in this thrilling H. G. Wells graphic novel adaptation In the midst of winter, a snowstorm blows into the small, quiet village of Iping--and along with the storm arrives a mysterious stranger. The village inhabitants are quickly disturbed by the

The Invisible Man (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

Depicting one man's transformation and descent into brutality, H.G. Wells's The Invisible Man is a riveting exploration of science's power to corrupt With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin - the new guest at The Coach and

The Thing Itself (Roberts Adam)(Paperback)

Adam Roberts turns his attention to answering the Fermi Paradox with a taut and claustrophobic tale that echoes John Carpenter's The Thing. Two men while away the days in an Antarctic research station. Tensions between them build as they argue over a love-letter one of them has received. One is

The Time Machine (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

The first great novel to imagine time travel, H. G. Wells's The Time Machine (1895) follows its narrator on an incredible journey that takes him eventually to the earth's last moments. When a Victorian scientist invents a machine that allows him to travel to the year A.D. 802,701, he encounters a

H. G. Wells: The Time Machine (Dobbs)(Pevná vazba)

Get ready for a trip to the fourth dimension in this thrilling H. G. Wells graphic novel adaptation At the turn of the nineteenth century, a group of friends listen to the adventures of a man who claims to be the world's first time traveler. His story begins in the year 802,701. Earth is inhabited

Penguin Readers Level 4: The Invisible Man (ELT Graded Reader) (Wells H. G.)(Paperback / softback)

The Time Machine (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

A Victorian scientist and inventor creates a machine for propelling himself through time, and voyages to the year AD 802701, where he discovers a race of humanoids called the Eloi. Their gently indolent way of life, set in a decaying cityscape, leads the scientist to believe that they are the

The Open Conspiracy: What Are We To Do With Our Lives? (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

This is a guidebook on world control and management, a program that Wells believed should be orchestrated (and would be successful) through what he called the 'Open Conspiracy'. This conspiracy is fully outlined in this work and is designed to be run by many separate organizations working together,

The War of the Worlds (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

The classic and terrifying HG Wells novel of alien invasion is now a landmark series for the BBC from the makers of Poldark, Victoria and And Then There Were None. One night a shooting star is seen over the skies of Surrey. The next day, it's discovered to have been a mysterious metallic cylinder

Time Machine, The (Wells H. G.)(Pevná vazba)

Great reads for all ages! The world's greatest classic stories come to life in these expert retellings. Baker Street Readers give an enchanting taste of the original tales, quoting best-known lines and most memorable moments, all supported with wonderfully witty and sometimes scary illustrations.An

The History of Mr. Polly (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

Well's brilliant social novel, ranked #39 on The Guardian's list of 100 Best Novels Mr Polly is an ordinary middle-aged man who is tired of his wife's nagging and his dreary job as the owner of a regional gentleman's outfitters. Faced with the threat of bankruptcy, he concludes that the only way to

War of the Worlds, The (Wells H. G.)(Pevná vazba)

Great reads for all ages! The world's greatest classic stories come to life in these expert retellings. Baker Street Readers give an enchanting taste of the original tales, quoting best-known lines and most memorable moments, all supported with wonderfully witty and sometimes scary illustrations.An

The Sleeper Awakes (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

A fascinating and prescient account of a future dominated by capitalist greed and mechanical force A troubled insomniac in 1890s England falls suddenly into a sleep-like trance, from which he does not awake for over two hundred years. During his centuries of slumber, however, investments are made

Vynálezci zázraků - Herbert George Wells

Anglický spisovatel Herbert George Wells proslul zejména svými sci-fi romány Válka světů nebo Stroj času, neméně bohatá je ovšem i jeho povídková tvorba. I v ní hrají fantastické motivy významnou roli – například v příbězích o létajícím stroji či tajemné

The Oxford Book of English Short Stories (Byatt A. S.)(Paperback)

From Anthony Trollope, Charles Dickens, and Thomas Hardy, through Rudyard Kipling, H.G. Wells, D.H. Lawrence, and Virginia Woolf, right up to Graham Greene, J.G. Ballard, Angela Carter, Ian McEwan, and many others, The Oxford Book of English Short Stories encompasses comedy and tragedy, farce and

The Invisible Man (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

H.G. Wells' great novel of the dangers of science describes a man cast out from society by his own terrifying discovery.THE INVISIBLE MAN tells the story of Griffin, a brilliant and obsessed scientist dedicated to achieving invisibility. Taking whatever action is necessary to keep his incredible