Herbert George Wells was an English writer who wrote in various genres including history, politics, textbooks, rules for war games, and on social commentary. He is highly praised for his works in science fiction, often being named the father of the field, for his works The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau. His other notable works include The First Men in the Moon, and The Shape of Things to Come.
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New York: George H. Doran Comapny, [1926]. First American edition. Read More Item Details for The World of William Clissold. A Novel at a New Angle Add to Wish List
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London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1926. First edition, inscribed on first free endpaper. This first book of Wells' unconventional three-volume novel — only partially devoted to the protagonist's life, with the rest comprising extended discussions of general ideas — was published in September 1926 to coincide with Wells's sixtieth birthday, with..... Read More Item Details for The World of William Clissold, Vol. 1 Add to Wish List
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London: Cassell and Company, 1916. First edition, inscribed on first blank. Written prior to the United States' entry into World War I, Wells attempts to analyze the ongoing effects of the conflict on both sides, and to surmise what might happen after hostilities ended. Inscribed rather formally to his then-lover..... Read More Item Details for What Is Coming? Add to Wish List
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London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1928. First edition, inscribed on half title. A compilation of Wells' newspaper articles "written for the great newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic" in 1927, plus one lecture delivered in Paris, "Democracy Under Revision." The topics range from fascism, witchcraft, and broadcasting to advances in..... Read More Item Details for The Way the World Is Going Add to Wish List
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London: Jonathan Cape, [1925]. First edition, inscribed on first free endpaper. A socially forward-thinking novel with serious, often didactic, commentary on mental health, feminism, and concepts of independence, which perhaps led it to be one of Wells' less financially successful books. At the time it was released, he was still..... Read More Item Details for Christina Alberta's Father Add to Wish List
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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1928. First edition, inscribed on the half title. While Wells is best known for his many novels and short stories, he was almost equally prolific in the nonfiction arena, penning multiple works of political commentary, criticism, history, and biography. He was also an avowed proponent of..... Read More Item Details for The Open Conspiracy. Blue Prints for a World Revolution Add to Wish List
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New York: Doubleday Doran, 1931. First American edition, inscribed on the half title. The Doubleday two-volume set of Wells' scientific collaboration with his son, the zoologist George Philip (G. P.) Wells, and Julian Huxley, an evolutionary biologist and brother of author Aldous Huxley. (Wells had also studied biology under Huxley's..... Read More Item Details for The Science of Life, Volumes 1 and 2 Add to Wish List
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London: J.M. Dent, 1895. Rackham, Arthur. First Edition. Read More Item Details for The Wonderful Visit Add to Wish List
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London: George Newnes Ltd, [1919-20]. First edition, in parts. Read More Item Details for The Outline of History Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind. Written with the Advice and Editorial Help of Ernest Barker, Sir H.H. Johnston, Sir E. Ray Lankester and Professor Gilbert Murray Add to Wish List
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London: The Amalgamated Press Ltd, 1929-1930. First edition. Read More Item Details for The Science of Life Add to Wish List
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