Early computers (1579 pages found in this category)


The Door in the Wall

Short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1906, about a man's grieving for a magical garden he had found as a child, and desperately wants to find again.

The Door in the Wall and Other Stories

Collection of eight short stories by H. G. Wells, first published in 1911.

The Empire of the Ants

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1905, about a plague of large intelligent ants, which pose a threat to mankind's continued existence.

The English Review

Literary magazine published from 1908 until 1937.

The examination and confession of certaine Wytches at Chensforde

First pamphlet describing witchcraft trials in England; it covers the testimony of witches at Chelmsford Assizes in 1566.

The Extinction of Man

Pessimistic essay by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about some of the ways humanity could become extinct.

The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke

Painting by the English artist Richard Dadd (1817–1886), considered to be his masterpiece.

The Faraway Tree

Series of four novels for children written by Enid Blyton. The stories are set in an enchanted wood in which a gigantic magical tree grows – the titular Faraway Tree.

The First Men in the Moon

Scientific romance by H. G. Wells first published in 1901, about two men who travel to the Moon using an anti-gravity substance known as cavorite.

The Flashman Papers

Series of novels and short stories by George MacDonald Fraser, about a cowardly British soldier who had been the school bully in the 1857 novel Tom Brown's Schooldays.