Author · United Kingdom · 1866–1946

H. G. Wells

Idea driven adventures that test technology, time, and society with brisk clarity.

Herbert George Wells was an English writer who wrote dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, history, satire, biography and autobiography.

Genres Science fiction History Short Stories Humor Horror Fantasy

Speculative sensemaking in 2026

Thought experiments that move. Machines meet morals, travel meets class, and prediction reveals fear. Clean sentences carry public questions without fog. Read him to see where science fiction found its civic voice and why speculation helps citizens argue about the future with care.

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A Modern Utopia by H. G. Wells — cover
A Modern Utopia❦H. G. Wells

A Modern Utopia

1905 · 263 pages
A Short History of the World by H. G. Wells — cover
A Short History of the World❦H. G. Wells

A Short History of the World

1922 · 571 pages
A year of prophesying by H. G. Wells — cover
A year of prophesying❦H. G. Wells

A year of prophesying

1925 · 259 pages
In the Days of the Comet by H. G. Wells — cover
In the Days of the Comet❦H. G. Wells

In the Days of the Comet

1906 · 229 pages
Tales of Space and Time by H. G. Wells — cover
Tales of Space and Time❦H. G. Wells

Tales of Space and Time

1899 · 197 pages
The Country of the Blind by H. G. Wells — cover
The Country of the Blind❦H. G. Wells

The Country of the Blind

1904 · 30 pages
The Door in the wall by H. G. Wells — cover
The Door in the wall❦H. G. Wells

The Door in the wall

1906 · 22 pages
The Dream by H. G. Wells — cover
The Dream❦H. G. Wells

The Dream

1924 · 239 pages
The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells — cover
The First Men in the Moon❦H. G. Wells

The First Men in the Moon

1901 · 203 pages
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth by H. G. Wells — cover
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth❦H. G. Wells

The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth

1904 · 247 pages
The History of Mr Polly by H. G. Wells — cover
The History of Mr Polly❦H. G. Wells

The History of Mr Polly

1910 · 193 pages
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells — cover
The Invisible Man❦H. G. Wells

The Invisible Man

1897 · 161 pages
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells — cover
The Island of Doctor Moreau❦H. G. Wells

The Island of Doctor Moreau

1896 · 136 pages
The Red Room by H. G. Wells — cover
The Red Room❦H. G. Wells

The Red Room

1894 · 13 pages
The sleeper awakes by H. G. Wells — cover
The sleeper awakes❦H. G. Wells

The sleeper awakes

1899 · 228 pages
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells — cover
The Time Machine❦H. G. Wells

The Time Machine

1895 · 80 pages
The War in the Air by H. G. Wells — cover
The War in the Air❦H. G. Wells

The War in the Air

1908
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells — cover
The War of the Worlds❦H. G. Wells

The War of the Worlds

1898 · 161 pages
The Wonderful Visit by H. G. Wells — cover
The Wonderful Visit❦H. G. Wells

The Wonderful Visit

1895 · 127 pages
The World Set Free by H. G. Wells — cover
The World Set Free❦H. G. Wells

The World Set Free

1914 · 189 pages
Tono-Bungay by H. G. Wells — cover
Tono-Bungay❦H. G. Wells

Tono-Bungay

1909

Every economic dissertation and discussion reminds one more strongly than the last of the game of croquet Alice played in Wonderland.

— A Modern Utopia, 1905

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#18author ranking
21books in the library
48,358total downloads
Oct 2020in the library since