The Very Best Of H.G Wells

Best known as the 'father of science fiction British writer Herbert George Wells was a futurist and prophetic social critic. He had a progressive global vision which showcased through his literary talents. H. G. Wells wrote a number of utopian works and foresaw the advent of airplanes tanks space travel nuclear weapons satellite television and something resembling the world wide web. His science fiction imagined time travel alien invasion invisibility and biological engineering. Wells rose to fame with his first novel Time Machine which was highly successful; after which he began to write a series of science fiction which revealed him as a writer of abundant creativity and originality Behind his inventiveness lay a passionate concern for man and society often diverting it into satire. Wells decided to abandon science fiction for comic novels of lower middle-class life most notably in Love and Mr. Lewisham and Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul to name a few. He also wrote a lot of short stories and essays. This collection includes some of his most memorable stories including The Flying Man The Pearl of Love The Magic Shop and The Red Room. These stories will give you a glimpse into his literary accomplishment and a taste of his unparalleled style. Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors.