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Selected stories of H.G. Wells / edited and with an introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 (Author). Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018 (Added Author).

Summary:

"Wells envisioned a sky filled with airplanes before Orville Wright ever left the ground. He described the spectacle of space travel decades before men set foot on the moon. H.G. Wells was a visionary, a man of science with an enduring literary touch." "Ursula K. Le Guin's selection of twenty-six stories showcases Wells's genius and reintroduces readers to his singular talent for making the unbelievable seem utterly plausible. His originality and inventiveness are fully on display in this essential collection."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0812970756
ISBN: 9780812970753
Physical Description: xvii, 399 p. ; 21 cm.
Edition: Modern Library pbk. ed.
Publisher: New York : Modern Library, 2004.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Well's worlds / Ursula K. Le Guin -- Publication history -- Selected stories of H.G. Wells: Visionary science fiction: Slip under the microscope -- Remarkable case of Davidson's eyes -- Plattner story -- Under the knife -- Crystal egg -- New accelerator -- Stolen body -- Technological and predictive science fiction: Argonauts of the air -- In the abyss -- Star -- Land ironclads -- Dream of armageddon -- Horror stories: Lord of the dynamos -- Valley of spiders -- Fantasies: Story of the late Mr. Elvesham -- Man who could work miracles -- Magic shop -- Mr. Skelmersdale in fairyland -- Door in the wall -- Presence by the fire -- Fables: Vision of judgment -- Story of the last trump -- Wild asses of the devil -- Answer to prayer -- Psycho-social science fiction: Queer story of Brownlow's newspaper -- Country of the blind.