H. G. Wells Books

i just grabbed a book one day from the library and it turned out to be a good story. i was surprised that wells, a big author, wrote such an unknown book. try it out.

Love and Mr. Lewisham is the story of a young man who seeks to better himself and achieve glory through educational achievements. His love life, however, derails this ambition in several different ways. This is Wells' exploration of the dilemmas of the young man torn between career and relationship. Wells fans will realize that the ending of the book did not mirror his actual feelings/behavior on marriage.

H.G Wells was a propagandist and social engineer that worked for the world elites. How much of his work was from his own mind and how much he was told directly to write is debatable. Its common knowledge Wells was more or less a basketcase that could be easily controlled, so that, along with his talent for writing made him the perfect man for the job. He was an open Fabian Socialist which wants a centralized world government but they consider themselves to be kinder and gentler enlightened types as opposed to the Fascists and Communists. The difference could be likened to giving a dog thats tied in the yard with four feet of rope, instead of the two feet of rope that the Commies and Fascists give you.

The Open Conspiracy calls for various things that either have been implemented since like a centralized world bank controlling all money creation, which all "world citizens" (at this point in time unwittingly) would pay a tax into. He also calls for eliminating property ownership, replacing individual land owners with "householders" or "tenants." Wells being the generous enlightened type that he is does think that to a degree the "householder" should be allowed to "fashion his house and garden after his own desire." Oh how kind of you Mr. Wells!!!

Other choice things discussed in The Open Conspiracy, and these are direct quotes, are Wells talking about the need for a "mental sanitation process" where feelings of nationalism are to be replaced with an acceptance being a "world citizen". Wells says the main objective of the "Open Conspiracy" in the early stages of the social engineering process is to "disentangle all traditions, loyalties, and time honored ideas", meaning loyalty to ones country, race and family. He also calls for education reform to have education that pushes "the cause of world reconstruction" as well as publishing books that push this idea and making sure all libraries are stocked with them. He also says the Open Conspiracy must "impose freedom". Any of this sound familiar to you?

In some ways this book is similar to the Protocols, very boring to read, but amazing for the blatant example of the world controllers openly flaunting what they had planned to do and have done or are in the process of doing. Like I said boring but you should probably read this if you want to decipher the globalist beast.

H.G.Wells was so far ahead of his and subsequent generations that this book could very well be on the current raading list of all contemporary political science people.

this book is a must have. I recommend the book for film critics, sci-fi fans, designers, or anyone interested in this groundbreaking film.

When I found out about this title, I was hoping for something big, meaty, and profusely illustrated. What I received was a small pocket-sized booklet. However, there is enough "meat" in this small book to make up for its compact size. Frayling expertly cuts out the fluff and provides what is in essence an extended essay on the making of this classic, underrated film. While my greatest complaint is the number and size of the photographs, this is again nothing more than a criticism of the format, not the content. I need to disagree with the author, Frayling, who in his text deemphasizes his own effort by acknowledging Leon Stover's A PROPHETIC SOUL as THE ultimate account of the film. While Stover's book is indeed a thorough examination of Wells and the philosophy and politics behind THINGS TO COME, Frayling's book is an excellent "making of" book and in fact compliments Stover's oft times overly cerebral volume. I gave this book a rating of four simply because of the format. The content is worthy of a five.

I believe I have a copy of this book. Found it mixed up with some others at a country party store. Found it hard to read. Still I loved it. I have kept it with me since I was a teen. Paid 75 cents for it.

The story is very engrossing, coming to life before you. We follow the protagonist with great interest as he is projected far into the future (through a coma), a future uncanningly like our own. The reader will be able to identify with much of the 20th and 21st century reality around them, but with strange twists. Flight (unknown in Well's day) is commonplace, but planes with moving wings. It is a future predicated around the sleeper, a dystopia gone awry, ruled in the sleeper's name in order to oppress the masses in a socialist nightmare. Wells further convincingly demonstrates "the principle of violent mimicry" (see Walter Wink, Engaging the Powers)- we become that which we hate. As throughout history, when the oppressed or powerless obtain freedom and power, they become like their oppressors.

However, unless you're a scholar, I wouldn't recommend this edition. Although greatly annotated by Stover, the annotations detract from the text. Wells makes numerous references that are more understandable if one is British or lived in the 1800's, and when a footnote is next to one of these references, one naturally looks down below to better understand the context. But Stover repeatedly gives away key aspects of the storyline and the ending, thereby detracting from the reading of the text.

In addition, some of the footnotes are incorrect. For instance, when at one point the protagonist, Graham, is referenced as "one man who must die for the nation", Stover comments this is an obvious attempt to compare Graham to Jesus in a fictitious quote from the gospel. But, says Stover, this quote is nowhere in the four synoptic Gospels. The problem is that there are only three synoptic Gospels- synoptic referring to the first three Gospels- and the quote if found in the non-synoptic Gospel of John- 11.50.

Through the 1970s, Fontana published a remarkable skein of ghost story collections, piloted by R. Aikman and later by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, no mean supernatural authors themselves. Some of the paperbacks in this series, which winds its way up to the "20th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories" are now collectors' items and worth over a hundred dollars apiece.

Robert Aickman selected a languorous, rather humid collection of stories for this sixth book in the series. Characters fret and swan about for the longest time before a ghost appears--if indeed, it does appear. The editor could never be accused of selecting shabbily-written tales for his book, but these particular stories, with one exception, are atmospheric rather than frightening

These are the stories in the 6th Fontana Book:

"Clarimonde (La Morte Amoureuse)" by Théophile Gautier--Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), a major poet, novelist, and critic of 19th-century France, was a leading exponent of art for art's sake. This rather long tale of a priest who falls in love with a vampire is exactly that. It certainly sets the tone for the rest of this book.

"The Grey Ones" by J.B. Priestley--A mordant tale of an alien conspiracy and the man who discovers that his brother-in-law is probably not human. Many of us probably have felt the same way at one time or another.

"The Door in the Wall" by H.G. Wells--A young boy discovers a paradisiacal realm behind a door in a wall (yes, it is a green door). He returns to the mundane world, then spends the rest of his life searching for that magical door. This story is loaded with pathos and has a surprising twist at its end.

"Priscilla and Emily Lofft" by George Moore--Irish author and friend of Vernon Lee (see "Oke of Okehurst" below) writes of twin sisters separated by death. Emily returns from Priscilla's funeral but cannot get on with her own life until she determines what her sister was trying to tell her on her deathbed.

"Sorworth Place" by Russell Kirk--This is one of conservative pundit Russell Kirk's less ravingly Catholic tales, although it involves a noble sacrifice to keep a woman from the clutches of her dead husband.

"Where Their Fire is not Quenched" by May Sinclair--A really awful little story of a woman who is punished after death for having an affair with a married man. Adulterers beware!

"Oke of Okehurst" by Vernon Lee--Late Victorian feminist Vernon Lee wrote more than forty books, in a broad range of genres, including fiction, history, aesthetics, and travel literature. "Oke of Okehurst" is one of her most collected ghost stories but it does take a rather indolent approach to its climax, which might or might not involve a phantom.

"The Lips" by Henry S. Whitehead--Quite a shocking contrast to the previous stories. The captain of a blackbirder is cursed by one of the slaves he sells in the Danish West Indies. Editor Aikman finally decided to wake his readers up and punch them in the gut with this last story in his collection.

A nice little collection of science fiction from Wells, from Martians to future history and your near miss astronomical disaster.

Tales of Space and Time : The Crystal Egg - H. G. Wells
Tales of Space and Time : The Star - H. G. Wells
Tales of Space and Time : A Story of the Stone Age - H. G. Wells
Tales of Space and Time : A Story of the Days to Come - H. G. Wells
Tales of Space and Time : The Man Who Could Work Miracles - H. G. Wells


Tuning in Mars.

4 out of 5


Just a near miss, that planet going past Earth. Nothing to worry those Martians.

4 out of 5


Cave girl, cave man, cave bear, plus lions and horses,not tigers.

3 out of 5


Giving the past lifestyle a try.

3 out of 5


It is really not a good idea to stop the Earth's rotation.

3.5 out of 5




3.5 out of 5

H. G. Wells was a fascinating author with a wild and prolific imagination completed by one of the best styles of narrative of our early moderns.
The book presents four of his works wonderfully narrated. Listening to a book instead of reading it adds a new angle to the enjoyment of literature.

If humans are so smart, why do they behave so stupidly? Why are the talking monkeys so greedy and hateful? Where did civilization go wrong? The author of "The Time Machine" tries to figure it all out in this oft-overlooked and slim volume of original, non-fiction essays.

I looked up this book initially to sell the copy I have, then upon seeing how many for sale there were coupled with the sales rank, I wondered what would the book be like? H.G. Wells is known to be a great storyteller, although I am not personally fond of his works. And an autobiography? I am not fond of these either; but I felt drawn to open the book.

Once there, I was sucked in, compelled to read the next paragraph, and then the next page, flowing into the next chapter. When I cought a breath of air I was through the introduction, and two more chapters in. Wells draws the reader in with his smooth use of the language, and through the ability to relate to everyone around him. Page 7 "We all compromise. We all fall short. The life story to be told of any creative worker is therefore by its very nature, by its diversions of purpose and its qualified success, by its grotesque transitions from sublimation to base necessity and its pervasive stress towards flight, a comedy."

While telling his life story, he questions and laughs at his mistakes. He includes sketches, photos, letters, & illustrations throughout to show you himself. His use of the language though is so smooth that you forget to notice when you turn the page. Beautiful in its simplicity, talking to you as if it was yesterday, H. G. Wells has managed to turn his life into an entertaining story, rather than a serious withdrawn recolection of life.

The book is over a hundred years old, so you'll forgive a few spoilers. There are actually two related stories here:

First, there's Mr. Bedford, who has no scientific training and mooches a ride to the moon with Mr. Cavor, where he plots all his business ideas and bludgeons scores of moon people to death with a solid gold crowbar. He goes home, a stupid little kid accidentally flies off in the Cavorite sphere, and that's that. Good times. Convenient how he, against the extremely long odds mentioned by the narrator, not only gets back to earth, but back to England.

Next, there's Mr. Cavor, who gets left on the moon more or less out of necessity, and perhaps by his own choice. The Selenites track him down, and begin to communicate with him. How inconsiderate of Mr. Cavor to make them all learn English instead of him learning their language, especially since they only have one language globally. Here we get into the book's social commentary, which Wells was always big on but which posterity has forgotten in favor of his science fiction elements. Is it truly by accident that Cavor mentions that he's the only way humans can get back to the moon, and that he fails to send earth his formula for Cavorite? Or is he conveniently trying to keep the indigenous peoples from being trampled down by the earth's world powers? Plus we have the Selenites' interesting social structure, like communism, to the extreme.

Reading this book for the first time in the twenty-first century, one's thoughts go like this: "Hey, Wells made some pretty decent predictions about helium and the moon...well, except for the moon plants...and the giant moon cows...and the moon ant people. Never mind."

Wells was a great writer, though, and this story is engaging and, early on, humorous. Seems like he was trying to outdo Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon and its sequel. The First Men in the Moon is over the top in this day and age, maybe, but in 1900 nobody knew any better. Well done, sir.

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