Collection of 39 mainly humorous essays and articles by H. G. Wells, first published in 1897.
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Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1901, a fictional account of the suicide of the inventor of the first successful flying machine, just before its maiden flight.
In the Abyss
Short story by H. G. Wells first published in the August 1896 edition of Pearson’s Magazine. It tells of a descent to the deep ocean bed and an encounter with a previously unknown undersea civilisation.
In the Avu Observatory
Short story by H. G. Wells, about an attack by a large bat-like creature on an assistant at an observatory in Borneo.
In the Modern Vein
Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about a minor poet's infatuation with a girl he meets at a tennis party.
Incidental Thoughts on a Bald Head
Essay by H. G. Wells first published in 1895, about the replacement of natural losses such as hair and teeth with artificial substitutes.
Jimmy Goggles the God
Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1898, about a treasure hunter who because of his diving suit is mistaken for a god.
Mind at the End of Its Tether
Last publication by the English author H. G. Wells, a darkly pessimistic prediction about the future extinction of the human race.
Miss Winchelsea’s Heart
Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1898, about a snobbish young woman's rejection of a young man's advances because of what she perceives to be his absurd surname, Snooks.
Mr. Brisher’s Treasure
Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1899, a morality tale of greed and hypocrisy.