Grim Tales
Collection of short stories by Edith Nesbit, first published in 1893.
Uncle Abraham’s Romance
Ghost story by the English writer and poet Edith Nesbit, first published in 1891.
Man-size in Marble
Horror story by the English writer Edith Nesbit (1858–1924), about two marble statues that come to life on Halloween, first published in 1887.
Two Doctors
Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1919, about the mysterious death of one of the two doctors practising medicine in Islington during the early 18th century.
Wayde’s Essence
Short story by H. G. Wells, about a prominent politician who learns that the drug he has been taking for the last 17 years to dispel all self-doubt is in reality distilled water.
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.
The Happy Turning
Collection of nine cheerfully optimistic essays written by H. G. Wells, published in 1945, describing his dreamworld.
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 Grisly Folk
Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1921, speculating about the early encounters between Neanderthals and modern man.
The Land Ironclads
Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1903, anticipating the impact of the tank in trench warfare.