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H. G. Wells, c. 1918
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Twelve Stories and A Dream is a collection of thirteen short stories written by the English author H. G. Wells (1866–1946) between 1898 and 1903, first published in 1903.[1]

Contents

Stories are shown in the order in which they appear in the book, which is not necessarily the order in which they first appeared in print.

  • “FilmerShort 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.” (1901)
  • “The Magic ShopShort story by H. G. Wells first published in 1903, about a young boy and his father's visit to a shop selling disturbingly realistic magical illusions.” (1903)
  • “The Valley of SpidersShort 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.” (1903)
  • “The Truth About PyecraftShort story by H. G. Wells published in 1903, about a fat man who loses so much weight that he begins to float.” (1903)
  • “Mr. Skelmersdale in FairylandShort 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.” (1901)
  • “The Inexperienced GhostShort story by H. G. Wells about a man who dies after re-enacting the masonic passes he had seen a ghost use to disappear.” (1902)
  • “Jimmy Goggles the GodShort story by H. G. Wells first published in 1898, about a treasure hunter who because of his diving suit is mistaken for a god.” (1898)
  • “The New AcceleratorShort story by H. G. Wells published in 1901, concerning the effects of a fictional drug designed to speed up the human nervous system.” (1901)
  • “Mr. Ledbetter’s VacationShort story by H. G. Wells about a schoolmaster who, to prove his courage to himself, burgles a house while on holiday, leading him into a strange adventure.” (1898)
  • “The Stolen BodyShort story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1898, about two paranormal researchers one of whom loses his body to an evil spirit.” (1898)
  • “Mr. Brisher’s TreasureShort story by H. G. Wells first published in 1899, a morality tale of greed and hypocrisy.” (1899)
  • “Miss Winchelsea’s HeartShort 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.“
  • “A Dream of ArmageddonAnti-war short story by H. G. Wells published in 1901.” (1901)

See also

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

References

  1. pp. 56, 68

Bibliography