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Five Great Science Fiction Novels
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Here, in an attractive gift box, are unabridged editions of the five most popular science-fiction novels of H. G. The First Men in the Moon, The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau , and The War of the Worlds . Five remarkably prescient works by the "father" of modern science fiction include The First Men in the Moon, a 1901 novel about lunar life; The Invisible Man, the story of a scientist whose experiments take a terrifying turn; The Time Machine, a journey into the future; The Island of Dr. Moreau, the exploits of a mad surgeon; and The War of the Worlds, a grippingly realistic tale of hostile invaders from Mars.
640 pages, Paperback
First published November 11,2014
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640 pages, Paperback
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September 8, 2004 by Dover Publications
- ISBN
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9780486439785
- ASIN
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048643978X
- Language
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English
About the author
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Herbert George Wells was born to a working class family in Kent, England. Young Wells received a spotty education, interrupted by several illnesses and family difficulties, and became a draper's apprentice as a teenager. The headmaster of Midhurst Grammar School, where he had spent a year, arranged for him to return as an "usher," or student teacher. Wells earned a government scholarship in 1884, to study biology under Thomas Henry Huxley at the Normal School of Science. Wells earned his bachelor of science and doctor of science degrees at the University of London. After marrying his cousin, Isabel, Wells began to supplement his teaching salary with short stories and freelance articles, then books, including The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898).
Wells created a mild scandal when he divorced his cousin to marry one of his best students, Amy Catherine Robbins. Although his second marriage was lasting and produced two sons, Wells was an unabashed advocate of free (as opposed to "indiscriminate") love. He continued to openly have extra-marital liaisons, most famously with Margaret Sanger, and a ten-year relationship with the author Rebecca West, who had one of his two out-of-wedlock children. A one-time member of the Fabian Society, Wells sought active change. His 100 books included many novels, as well as nonfiction, such as A Modern Utopia (1905), The Outline of History (1920), A Short History of the World (1922), The Shape of Things to Come (1933), and The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind (1932). One of his booklets was Crux Ansata, An Indictment of the Roman Catholic Church. Although Wells toyed briefly with the idea of a "divine will" in his book, God the Invisible King (1917), it was a temporary aberration. Wells used his international fame to promote his favorite causes, including the prevention of war, and was received by government officials around the world. He is best-remembered as an early writer of science fiction and futurism.
He was also an outspoken socialist. Wells and Jules Verne are each sometimes referred to as "The Fathers of Science Fiction". D. 1946.
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Wells created a mild scandal when he divorced his cousin to marry one of his best students, Amy Catherine Robbins. Although his second marriage was lasting and produced two sons, Wells was an unabashed advocate of free (as opposed to "indiscriminate") love. He continued to openly have extra-marital liaisons, most famously with Margaret Sanger, and a ten-year relationship with the author Rebecca West, who had one of his two out-of-wedlock children. A one-time member of the Fabian Society, Wells sought active change. His 100 books included many novels, as well as nonfiction, such as A Modern Utopia (1905), The Outline of History (1920), A Short History of the World (1922), The Shape of Things to Come (1933), and The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind (1932). One of his booklets was Crux Ansata, An Indictment of the Roman Catholic Church. Although Wells toyed briefly with the idea of a "divine will" in his book, God the Invisible King (1917), it was a temporary aberration. Wells used his international fame to promote his favorite causes, including the prevention of war, and was received by government officials around the world. He is best-remembered as an early writer of science fiction and futurism.
He was also an outspoken socialist. Wells and Jules Verne are each sometimes referred to as "The Fathers of Science Fiction". D. 1946.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells
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A nice and very inexpensive package of five classic sci-fi novels. One could also call it cheap, it's definitively lo-fi printing and binding, but it does its job. As to the content, I had my problems with H.G.'s style. He is essentially a 19th century man, with the usual optimism and belief in technology to solve humanity's problems (which I don't share). Although he is, indeed, critical, he nonetheless believes.
But my biggest gripe is his slow and pompous Victorian style. Again, it's not as bad as other authors, and he nearly always has wonderful passages; but I always had to fight myself through the novels, though they aren't even that long.
Though some of the sci-fi stuff is comically outdated (I don't blame him), all the novels are really interesting from a philosophical standpoint, and they do formulate essential human problems.
All in all, I can recommend it to friends of both philosophical and classic sci-fi; but I think the mainstream sci-fi geek will find this a bit dry and slow.
Favourite stories: The Island of Doctor Moreau (1895) and The War of the Worlds (1898); the latter's great rock opera version was my personal introduction to Wells, some 30 years ago. Gee, my style probably will also seem slow and pompous to the hip noughters of today.
But my biggest gripe is his slow and pompous Victorian style. Again, it's not as bad as other authors, and he nearly always has wonderful passages; but I always had to fight myself through the novels, though they aren't even that long.
Though some of the sci-fi stuff is comically outdated (I don't blame him), all the novels are really interesting from a philosophical standpoint, and they do formulate essential human problems.
All in all, I can recommend it to friends of both philosophical and classic sci-fi; but I think the mainstream sci-fi geek will find this a bit dry and slow.
Favourite stories: The Island of Doctor Moreau (1895) and The War of the Worlds (1898); the latter's great rock opera version was my personal introduction to Wells, some 30 years ago. Gee, my style probably will also seem slow and pompous to the hip noughters of today.
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