H. G. Wells 
Tales of Space and Time [EPUB ebook] 

According to Wikipedia, ‚Tales of Space and Time is a fantasy and science fiction collection of three short stories and two novellas written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1897 and 1898. It was first published by Doubleday & Mc Clure Co. in 1899. All the stories had first been published in various monthly periodicals and this was the first volume to collect these stories.‘ Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary. Together with Jules Verne, Wells has been referred to as ‚The Father of Science Fiction‘.