Essays & short stories (92 pages found in this category)


The Thing in No. 7

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about the thing that one of a group of friends encounters after taking shelter in an empty house.

The Thumb Mark

Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1894, about an anarchist who sets fire to a house but leaves a clue to his identity in the form of a thumb print.

The Treasure in the Forest

Short story written by H. G. Wells and published in 1897, about the fate of two men who steal a treasure map from a Chinaman.

The Triumphs of a Taxidermist

Humorous short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1894.

The Truth About Pyecraft

Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1903, about a fat man who loses so much weight that he begins to float.

The Unlucky Theatre

Ghost story about a haunted theatre by the English writer Elliott O'Donnell, first published in 1959.

The Valley of Spiders

Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1903, about three men who are attacked by giant spiders while pursuing a half-caste girl through a desolate valley.

Thirty Strange Stories

Collection of 30 short stories by H. G. Wells, first published in 1897.

Through a Window

Short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1894, a precursor to the sub-genre of thriller in which a crippled or bed-ridden hero, after observing the world through a window, is suddenly confronted by a killer.

Twelve Stories and A Dream

Collection of 13 short stories by H. G. Wells, first published in 1903.