The H.G. Wells Reader A Complete Anthology from Science Fiction to Social Satire
by Huntington, JohnEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-06-09
Publisher(s): Taylor Trade Publishing
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Summary
This collection, the first of its kind, indicates the full breadth of Well's visionary views and social commentary.
Author Biography
John Huntington is professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. vii |
| Chronology | p. xvii |
| "The Stolen Bacillus" (1894) | p. 1 |
| "The Triumphs of a Taxidermist" (1894) | p. 6 |
| "AEpornis Island" (1894) | p. 9 |
| from The Time Machine (from chapters 4, 14, 15 and the epilogue) (1895) | p. 18 |
| from The Wheels of Chance (chapters 28-29) (1895) | p. 28 |
| from The Island of Doctor Moreau (from chapters 12 and 16) (1896) | p. 37 |
| from The Invisible Man (chapters 5-7) (1897) | p. 45 |
| from The War of the Worlds (book 1, chapters 1, 2, 5, 13, and 17; book 2, chapter 8) (1898) | p. 55 |
| from The First Men in the Moon (chapter 6 to the end) (1901) | p. 77 |
| from The Food of the Gods (from chapters 2 and 3) (1904) | p. 176 |
| "The Country of the Blind" (1904) | p. 187 |
| from In the Days of the Comet (book 1; book 2, from chapters 1 and 3; book 3, from chapters 1 and 3, and the epilogue) (1906) | p. 206 |
| from Tono-Bungay (book 2, chapter 2; book 4, chapter 3) (1909) | p. 321 |
| The History of Mr. Polly (1910) | p. 337 |
| A Note on Sources | p. 477 |
| Bibliography | p. 478 |
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