Tales of Space and Time – H. G. Wells – This carefully crafted ebook: ‘Tales of Space and Time (The original 1899 edition of 3 short stories and 2 novellas)’ is formatted for your e Reader with a functional and detailed table of contents. 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. These are the stories contained in this collection showing the periodicals in which they were first published: 1.’The Crystal Egg’ (short story, The New Review, May 1897) 2.The Star’ (short story, The Graphic, December 1897) 3.’A Story of the Stone Age’ (novella, The Idler, May September 1897) comprising: ‘Ugh-Lomi and Uya’, ‘The Cave Bear’, ‘The First Horseman’, ‘Uya the Lion’, ‘The Fight in the Lion’s Thicket’ 4.’A Story of the Days To Come’ (novella, The Pall Mall Magazine, June October 1897) comprising: ‘The Cure for Love’, ‘The Vacant Country’, ‘The Ways of the City’, ‘Underneath’, ‘Bindon Intervenes’ 5.’The Man Who Could Work Miracles’ (short story, Illustrated London News, July 1898) Herbert George ‘H. G.’ Wells (1866 1946) was an English writer, 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, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is one person sometimes called ‘The Father of Science Fiction’, as are Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau.
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H.G. Wells was a writer of science-fiction works, including ‘The Time Machine’ and ‘War of the Worlds, ‘ who had a great influence on our vision of the future.Who Was H.G. Wells?H.G. Wells’ parents were shopkeepers in Kent, England. His first novel, The Time Machine was an instant success and Wells produced a series of science fiction novels which pioneered our ideas of the future. His later work focused on satire and social criticism. Wells laid out his socialist views of human history in his Outline of History.
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