The Island of Doctor Moreau is a science fiction, called "an exercise in youthful blasphemy". The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, who creates human-like beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of philosophical themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature. Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history,...

"Thirty Strange Stories" is an outstanding collection by one of the world's most known science fiction writers. This collection shows a wide range of Wells' topics, including science fiction, horror, crime, and suspense stories. It contains such famous works as "The Strange Orchid," "The Lord of the D ynamos," "In the Abyss," and "The Cone and The Red Room."

Dieses Buch ist in einfacher Sprache geschrieben. Bei der Übersetzung in einfache Sprache folgen wir weitgehend der Norm DIN 8581-1. Das Buch eignet sich für Leserinnen und Leser, die eine eingeschränkte Lesefähigkeit haben (LRS), Deutsch als Zweitsprache lernen, mit komplexen Texten Schwierigkeiten haben oder einfach ein Buch in kompakter, lesefreundlicher Form geniessen wollen.Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte von einem Wissenschaftler. Er wird "der Zeitreisende" genannt. Er baut eine Zeitmaschine und reist in die Zukunft. Dort landet er im Jahr 802'701. In dieser Zukunftswelt gibt es...

One of the most famous works in the science fiction canon. Southern England is invaded by Martians. Their three-legged fighting machines with destructive death rays ravage the land. But the Martians' immune system is too weak for the earthly bacteria. H. G. Wells, who is now best remembered for his science fiction novels, has been called the "father of science fiction."

The World Set Free is a novel by H. G. Wells written in 1913 and published in 1914. The book tells a story about the invention of a more destructive and uncontrollable sort of weapon than the world has yet seen.

The Invisible Man is a science fiction novella. 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 the procedure. Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games.

Englisch Lernen mit klassischen Werken. Die Bücher dieser Reihe eignen sich für Jugendliche und Erwachsene, die mit klassischen Werken ihre Lesefähigkeit verbessern wollen. Englisch Niveaus A2 bis B2. Durchgehend in englischer Sprache. Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte von einem Wissenschaftler. Er wird "der Zeitreisende" genannt. Er baut eine Zeitmaschine und reist in die Zukunft. Dort landet er im Jahr 802'701. In dieser Zukunftswelt gibt es zwei Arten von Menschen. Die Eloi leben oberirdisch. Sie sind schön, aber schwach und nicht sehr klug. Die Morlocks leben unter der Erde. Sie sind...

The First Men in the Moon is a scientific story by H. G. Wells, published in hardcover in 1901. The novel tells the story of two protagonists: a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford, and an eccentric scientist, Mr. Cavor, who undertake a journey to the Moon. Upon reaching the Moon, Bedford and Cavor discover that the Moon is inhabited by a sophisticated extraterrestrial civilization of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites." They get into a range of exciting adventures ending in establishing radio contact between the Earth and the Moon. This story is fascinating as it describes a spacecraft...

The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian science fiction novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred and three years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest on his bank accounts, he has become the richest man in the world. The main character awakes to see his dreams realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities. Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games.

Dieser Klassiker der Science-Fiction-Literatur gehört definitiv zu den Meisterwerken des bekannten Schriftstellers H.G. Wells. Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts landen die Marsianer in der Nähe von London. Da sie den Planeten Erde als Ersatz für ihren desolaten eigenen, roten Mars beanspruchen, entbrennt bald ein gnadenloser Kampf zwischen den hoch entwickelten Außerirdischen und den hoffnungslos unterlegenen Erdlingen. Erst als alles verloren scheint, nehmen die Dinge eine unerwartete Wendung. Spannung pur und ein Buch, das niemals wirklich alt wird.Die hier vorliegende Neuübersetzung aus dem...