Date: 26 Aug 89 02:10:03 PDT (Saturday)
Subject: Author Lists: H. G. Wells
From: jwenn@world.std.com (John Wenn)
To: SF-LOVERS%rutgers:EDU
Edited: 23-Feb-95

What can you say about H. G. Wells. He has one of the most legitimate
claims to the often bestowed title "Father of Science Fiction".  He
originated several standard SF concepts (the time machine & aliens
invading Earth, among others) and help synthesize many earlier elements
into one genre.  His early work is still quite readable and is
recommended.  His later work (after about 1905) suffers from the tendency
to do more sermonizing than story telling. He also wrote several popular
mainstream novels (which have faded into obscurity), a popular history of
the world, and many non-fiction works in his role as social critic. 

I seem to remember (although I forget the source, so this may be untrue)
that he & Jules Verne vigorously denied that the other had any influence
on their work.  (The argument essentially being that Wells accused Verne
of being unable to write his way out of wet paper bag; while Verne
accused Wells of scientifically implausible ideas.  It's interesting to
see this conflict continue in SF up to the present day).

One can get a good core collection of Wells in just two thick volumes:
"Seven Science Fiction Novels" & "The Famous Short Stories of H.G. Wells",
nearly 1900 pages of good reading.

[C] == Story Collection.
[O] == Omnibus.  Includes other books.
[Abr.] == Abridgment of other title.
[= ...] == Also known by this other title.

Wells, H(erbert) G(eorge)	(U.K., 9/21/1866-8/13/1946)	G, F

28 Science Fiction Stories (1952) [C]
All Aboard For Arat (1940)
The Autocracy of Mr. Parham (1930)
Best Science Fiction Stories of H.G. Wells (1966) [C] [inc. The Invisible Man]
Best Stories of H.G. Wells (1960) [C]
The Brothers (1938)
The Camford Visitation (1937)
The Collector's Books of Science Fiction by H. G. Wells (1978) [C] [inc. The War of the Worlds + The First Men in the Moon + When the Sleeper Wakes + 16 ss as they appeared in the original magazines]
The Cone (1965) [C]
The Country of the Blind and Other Stories (1911) [rev. 1947] [C]
A Critical Edition of The War of the Worlds (1993)
The Croquet Player (1936)
The Door in the Wall and Other Stories (1911) [C]
The Dream (1924)
The Definitive Time Machine (1987)
Early Writings in Science and Science Fiction (1975) [C]
The Empire of the Ants, and 8 Science Fiction Stories (1977) [C]
The Empire of the Ants and Other Stories (1977) [C]
The Empire of the Ants and Other Science Fiction Stories (1925) [C]
The Famous Short Stories of H.G. Wells (1927) [O/5C+5ss= The Time Machine, and Other Stories + The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents + The Plattner Story and Others + Tales of Space and Time + Twelve Stories and a Dream] [= The Short Stories of H.G. Wells;= The Complete Short Stories of H.G. Wells]
The Favorite Short Stories of H. G. Wells (1937) [C] [Abr./ The Famous Short Stories of H.G. Wells]
The First Men in the Moon (1901)
The Food of the Gods (1904)
Four Complete Novels (1994) [O/4N= The Time Machine + The Island of Dr. Moreau + The Invisible Man + The War of the Worlds]
The H. G. Wells Science Fiction Treasury (1984) [C]
H. G. Wells Short Stories (1990) [C]
The Holy Terror (1939)
In the Days of the Comet (1906)
The Inexperienced Ghost and Nine Other Stories (1965) [C]
The Invisible Man (1897)
The Invisible Man; and, The War of the Worlds (1962) [O/2N]
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896)
The Island of Dr. Moreau: A Variorum Text (1993) [C]
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1931) [C]
A Man With a Nose (1984) [C]
Men Like Gods (1923)
A Modern Utopia (1905)
Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island (1928)
The Plattner Story and Others (1897) [C]
The Scientific Romances of H.G. Wells (1933) [O/8N= Men Like Gods + The Time Machine + The Island of Dr. Moreau + The Invisible Man + The War of the Worlds + The First Men in the Moon + The Food of the Gods + In the Days of the Comet]
The Sea Lady (1902)
Selected Short Stories of H.G. Wells (1958) [C] [Abr./ The Famous Short Stories of H.G. Wells]
Selections From the Early Prose Work of H.G. Wells (1931) [C]
Seven Science Fiction Novels (1934) [O/7N= The Time Machine + The Island of Dr. Moreau + The Invisible Man + The War of the Worlds + The First Men in the Moon + The Food of the Gods + In the Days of the Comet] [= Seven Famous Novels;= The Complete Science Fiction Treasury of H. G. Wells]
The Shape of Things To Come (1933)
Short Stories of H. G. Wells, first series (1940) [C]
The Star (1913) [CB]
The Star-Begotten (1937)
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents (1895) [rev. 1930] [C]
The Stolen Body, and Other Tales of the Unexpected (1931) [C]
A Story of the Days to Come (1976)
Tales of Life and Adventure (1923) [C]
Tales of the Unexpected (1922) [C]
Tales of Space and Time (1899) [C]
Tales of Wonder (1923) [C]
Thirty Strange Stories (1897) [C]
Three More Novels of the Future (1981) [O/3N= The First Men in the Moon + The Island of Dr. Moreau + A Story of the Days to Come]
Three Novels (1963) [O/3N= The Time Machine + The War of the Worlds + The Island of Doctor Moreau]
Three Novels of the Future (1979) [O/3N= The Invisible Man + The Time Machine + The War of the Worlds]
Three Prophetic Novels (1960) [O/3N= The Time Machine + A Story of the Days to Come + When the Sleeper Wakes]
The Time Machine (1895)
The Time Machine, and Other Stories (1895) [rev. 1963] [C]
The Time Machine; The Invisible Man (1984) [O/2N]
The Time Machine; The Island of Dr. Moreau; The First Men in the Moon; The Food of the Gods; In the Days of the Comet; The War of the Worlds (1977) [O/6N]
The Time Machine; The Island of Dr. Moreau; The Invisible Man; The First Men in the Moon; The Food of the Gods; The War of the Worlds (1982) [O/6N]
The Time Machine; and, The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1953) [O/2N]
The Time Machine; and The War of the Worlds (1977) [O/2N]
The Treasure in the Forest (1929) [C] [Abr./ The Stolen Bacillus]
Twelve Stories and a Dream (1903) [C]
The Undying Fire (1919)
The Valley of Spiders (1964) [C]
The War in the Air (1926) [C]
The War of the Worlds (1898)
The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine and Selected Short Stories (1963) [O/N+C]
The War of the Worlds; and, The Time Machine (1956) [O/2N]
The War of the Worlds; In the Days of the Comet; The Food of the Gods (1963) [O/3N]
When the Sleeper Wakes (1899) [= The Sleeper Wakes]
The Wonderful Visit (1895)
Works of H. G. Wells (1982) [C]
The World Set Free (1914)

Media Tie-In
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
Things to Come (1935) [based on The Shape of Things To Come]

Non-Genre Fiction
(plus over 30 non-genre fiction books)

Nonfiction
(plus over 110 nonfiction books)

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