H.G. Wells. The War of the Worlds and other books (LIT PDF)

List:The First Men in the Moon.litThe Island of Dr. Moreau.litThe Magic Shop.litThe New Accelerator.litThe Secret Places of the Heart.litThe Stolen Body.litThe Time Machine.litThe Valley of Spiders.litThe War of the Worlds (1898).litWhen The Sleeper Wakes.litThe_Island_of_Doctor_Moreau_T.pdfThe_Time_Machine_T.pdfThe_War_of_the_Worlds_T.pdfHerbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946), better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".The War of the Worlds (1898), by H. G. Wells, is an early science fiction novella which describes an invasion of England by aliens from Mars. It is one of the best-known depictions of an alien invasion of Earth, and has influenced many others, as well as spanning several films and a television series based on it.The Time Machine is a book by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895 and later directly adapted into at two theatrical films of the same name as well as at least one television and countless comic book adaptations. It also indirectly inspired many more works of fiction in all media. Technically a novella (it is a mere 38,000 words in length) The Time Machine is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively.The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, addressing ideas of society and community, human nature and identity, religion, Darwinism, and eugenics.When the novel was written in the late 19th century, England's scientific community was engulfed by debates on animal vivisection. Interest groups were even formed to tackle the issue: the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection was formed two years after the publication of the novel.The novel is presented as a discovered manuscript, introduced by the narrator's nephew; it then 'transcribes' the tale.