Tono-Bungay is narrated by George Ponderevo, who is persuaded to help develop the business of selling Tono-Bungay, a patent medicine created by his ambitious uncle Edward. George devotes seven years to organising the production and manufacture of a product which he believes to be "a damned swindle."
Tono-Bungay is narrated by George Ponderevo, who is persuaded to help develop the business of selling Tono-Bungay, a patent medicine created by his am...
The plot has been related to invasion literature of the time. The novel has been variously interpreted as a commentary on evolutionary theory, British imperialism, and generally Victorian superstitions, fears and prejudices.
The plot has been related to invasion literature of the time. The novel has been variously interpreted as a commentary on evolutionary theory, British...
Richard B. Foster brings you another classic by H.G. Wells. Clearly ahead of his time, Wells gave his great gifts to the world with his classic works, including this story. "The Red Room" takes the reader on a frightening experience. Enjoy Well's amazing imagination as you discover what may be the most haunting thing possible.
Richard B. Foster brings you another classic by H.G. Wells. Clearly ahead of his time, Wells gave his great gifts to the world with his classic works,...
Richard B. Foster brings you another classic by H.G. Wells. Clearly ahead of his time, Wells gave his great gifts to the world with his classic works, including this story. "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" gives the reader a fantastic tale of phenomena. Enjoy Well's amazing imagination as you discover what it may be like if the impossible became possible.
Richard B. Foster brings you another classic by H.G. Wells. Clearly ahead of his time, Wells gave his great gifts to the world with his classic works,...
Clearly ahead of his time, H. G. Wells gave his great gifts to the world with his classic science fiction works, including this short story. "A Story of the Stone Age," takes the reader on an adventure of the past. Enjoy Well's amazing imagination as you discover what the Stone Age may have been like. Richard Foster Classics Collection *Classic cream color pages* *Matte cover*
Clearly ahead of his time, H. G. Wells gave his great gifts to the world with his classic science fiction works, including this short story. "A Story ...
The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It first appeared in serialized form in 1897, published simultaneously in Pearson's Magazine in the UK and Cosmopolitan magazine in the US. The first appearance in book form was published by William Heinemann of London in 1898. It is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist in Surrey and that of his younger brother in London as Earth is invaded by Martians. Written between 1895 and 1897, it is one of the earliest stories that detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. The...
The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It first appeared in serialized form in 1897, published simulta...
"No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own... Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us." First published in 1898, "The War of the Worlds" is considered to be the first "alien invasion" tales, and has been one of the most influential science fiction...
"No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater ...
In 1898, H. G. Wells delivered to us another classic science fiction novel. In it, Earth is under attack by a strange alien species, and everyone is struggling to survive. Will humanity be able to fight off this invasion, or will the invaders succeed with their horrifying plans? *Matte cover* -Richard Foster Classics Collection-
In 1898, H. G. Wells delivered to us another classic science fiction novel. In it, Earth is under attack by a strange alien species, and everyone is s...
The Invisible Man is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it absorbs and reflects no light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse...
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The Invisible Man
A Grotesque Romance
By H. G. Wells
The Invisible Man is a science fiction novella ...
