H. G. Wells
Список книг автора H. G. WellsTono-Bungay
Tono-Bungay is a semiautobiographical novel written by H. G. Wells. It is narrated by George Ponderevo, who is persuaded to help develop the business of selling Tono-Bungay, a patent medicine created by his uncle Edward. George devotes seven years to organizing the production and manufacture of the product, even though he believes it is «a damned swindle».
3 books to know Time Travel
Welcome to the3 Books To Knowseries, our idea is to help readers learn about fascinating topics through three essential and relevant books. These carefully selected works can be fiction, non-fiction, historical documents or even biographies. We will always select for you three great works to instigate your mind, this time the topic is:Time Travel. Time Machine – HG Wells Anno Domini 2071 – Pieter Harting A Connecticut Yakee In King Arthur's Court – Mark Twain Marty McFly and Doc Brown owe thanks to H. G. Wells. It was he who invented the concept of time travel in a vehicle and with controlled trajectory. We will see in other works that before that time travel was accidental and inexplicable. Pieter Harting imagines a journey to 200 years after his time. The Londinia of 2071 is close to the reality we have today: mega-cities, air conditioning, electric vehicles, etc. Harting work makes us reflect on the predictive ability of futurologists, as well as their influence on the creation of reality. The comedy of Mark Twain presents an interesting method of trip to the past: a blow to the head. The traveler will stop in medieval England and know King Arthur himself. The book is a satire of romanticized ideas of chivalry, and of the idealization of the Middle Ages. This is one of many books in the series 3 Books To Know. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the topics.
Essential Novelists - H. G. Wells
Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of H. G. Wells which are The War of the Worlds and Time Machine. H.G. Wells, in fullHerbert George Wells, (born September 21, 1866, Bromley,Kent, EnglanddiedAugust13, 1946, London), English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian best known for suchscience fictionnovels asThe Time MachineandThe War of the Worldsand such comic novels asTono-BungayandThe History of Mr. Polly. Novels selected for this book: – The War of the Worlds – Time Machine This is one of many books in the seriesEssential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.
3 Books To Know Classic Science-Fiction
Welcome to the3 Books To Knowseries, our idea is to help readers learn about fascinating topics through three essential and relevant books. These carefully selected works can be fiction, non-fiction, historical documents or even biographies. We will always select for you three great works to instigate your mind, this time the topic is:Classic Science-Fiction.
– The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. – The Scarlet Plague by Jack London.The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. At the time of publication, it was classified as a scientific romance, like Wells's earlier novel The Time Machine. The War of the Worlds has been both popular and influential. It was most memorably dramatized in a 1938 radio program that allegedly caused public panic among listeners who did not know the Martian invasion was fictional. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley that tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a hideous, sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. The Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel written by Jack London and originally published in London Magazine in 1912. The story takes place in 2073, sixty years after an uncontrollable epidemic, the Red Death, has depopulated the planet. This is one of many books in the series 3 Books To Know. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the topics.
