The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 and later adapted into two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It indirectly inspired many more works of fiction in many media. This story is [...]
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At the dawn of the twentieth century, the most significant event in human history has come to pass. Contact from an alien planet has been achieved. Rocket capsules fired from the surface of Mars have crashed into the southern
English countryside.
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Written by examiners and subject experts, this title for AS Levels provides support for the OCR specification, providing students knowledge and understanding of the product. It features document study papers which provide opportunities to study 20th century history. It assists students when planning[...]
A young naturalist, Edward Prendick, is shipwrecked and finds himself stranded on a lonely island deep in the heart of the Pacific Ocean. The island is dominated by the sinister Dr. Moreau, once a famous London scientist, and now deeply engaged in the creation of what he calls Beast Men. The entire [...]
The Island of Doctor Moreau, by Wells, H. G. - Akasha Classics, AkashaPublishing.Com - Join H.G. Wells for a spine-tingling classic of science fiction. When Edward Prendick is shipwrecked in the South Pacific, he is picked up by a ship loaded with animals and bound for a strange island. Once there P[...]
H. G. Wells noveller är fulländade och mångbottnade verk, som på ett fascinerande sätt kompletterar hans romaner. Här tar han ut svängarna och lyfter ny mark i den genre som så småningom kom att kallas "science fiction". Wells förmåga att inte bara skildra den teknologiska utvecklingen, u[...]