The Stolen Bacillus

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about an anarchist who steals what he believes to be a tube of cholera bacteria to poison London’s water supply, but which is in reality harmless.

The Pearl of Love

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1925, about an Indian prince who, in constructing an elaborate memorial to his deceased wife, loses sight of the building’s original purpose.

Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1901, about a young man who falls asleep one midsummer’s night and wakes to find himself in Fairyland.

Aepyornis Island

Short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1894, which can be read as a Robinsonade, a parable on the theme of loneliness, or simply a ripping yarn in the manner of Rudyard Kipling.

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.

The Red Room

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1896, a horror story in the manner of Edgar Allan Poe.

H. G. Wells bibliography

List of publications written by H. G. Wells during the more than fifty years of his literary career.

The Beautiful Suit

Short story by H. G. Wells, first published in Collier’s Weekly in April 1909 under the title “A Moonlight Fable”, in which an exquisitely tailored suit leads to the death of its owner.

The Country of the Blind

Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1904, about the accidental discovery of a latter-day utopia where all the inhabitants are blind.