CHAPTER XI. THE GREAT COLLAPSE
THE EPILOGUE
GOD THE INVISIBLE KING
by H. G. Wells
Contents
PREFACE
GOD THE INVISIBLE KING
CHAPTER THE FIRST
CHAPTER THE SECOND
CHAPTER THE THIRD
CHAPTER THE FOURTH
CHAPTER THE FIFTH
CHAPTER THE SIXTH
CHAPTER THE SEVENTH THE COSMOGONY OF MODERN RELIGION
HERESIES; OR THE THINGS THAT GOD IS NOT
THE LIKENESS OF GOD
THE RELIGION OF ATHEISTS
THE INVISIBLE KING
MODERN IDEAS OF SIN AND DAMNATION
THE IDEA OF A CHURCH
THE NEW MACHIAVELLI by H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
BOOK THE FIRST: THE MAKING OF A MAN
CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ CONCERNING A BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTEN
CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ BROMSTEAD AND MY FATHER
CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ SCHOLASTIC
CHAPTER THE FOURTH ~~ ADOLESCENCE
BOOK THE SECOND: MARGARET
CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ MARGARET IN STAFFORDSHIRE
CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ MARGARET IN LONDON
CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ MARGARET IN VENICE
CHAPTER THE FOURTH ~~ THE HOUSE IN WESTMINSTER
BOOK THE THIRD: THE HEART OF POLITICS
CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ THE RIDDLE FOR THE STATESMAN
CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ SEEKING ASSOCIATES
CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ SECESSION
CHAPTER THE FOURTH ~~ THE BESETTING OF SEX
BOOK THE FOURTH: ISABEL
CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ LOVE AND SUCCESS
CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ THE IMPOSSIBLE POSITION
CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ THE BREAKING POINT
THE WORLD SET FREE
H.G. WELLS
We Are All Things That Make And Pass, Striving Upon A Hidden Mission, Out To The Open Sea.
TO
Frederick Soddy’s
‘Interpretation Of Radium’
This Story, Which Owes Long Passages To The Eleventh Chapter Of That Book, Acknowledges And Inscribes Itself
Contents
PREFACE
PRELUDE THE SUN SNARERS CHAPTER THE FIRST THE NEW SOURCE OF ENERGY CHAPTER THE SECOND THE LAST WAR CHAPTER THE THIRD THE ENDING OF WAR CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE NEW PHASE CHAPTER THE FIFTH THE LAST DAYS OF MARCUS KARENIN
THE RESEARCH MAGNIFICENT
by H. G. Wells
1915
Contents
THE RESEARCH MAGNIFICENT
THE PRELUDE
ON FEAR AND ARISTOCRACY
THE STORY
CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ THE BOY GROWS UP
CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ THE YOUNG MAN ABOUT TOWN
CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ AMANDA
CHAPTER THE FOURTH ~~ THE SPIRITED HONEYMOON
CHAPTER THE FIFTH ~~ THE ASSIZE OF JEALOUSY
CHAPTER THE SIXTH ~~ THE NEW HAROUN AL RASCHID
THE WHEELS OF CHANCE;
A BICYCLING IDYLL By H.G. Wells 1896
CONTENTS
I. THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTER IN THE STORY
II
III
IV. THE RIDING FORTH OF MR. HOOPDRIVER
V. THE SHAMEFUL EPISODE OF THE YOUNG LADY IN GREY
VI. ON THE ROAD TO RIPLEY
VII.
VIII.
IX. HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER WAS HAUNTED
X. THE IMAGININGS OF MR. HOOPDRIVER'S HEART
XI. OMISSIONS
XII. THE DREAMS OF MR. HOOPDRIVER
XIII. HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER WENT TO HASLEMERE
XIV. HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER REACHED MIDHURST
XV. AN INTERLUDE
XVI. OF THE ARTIFICIAL IN MAN, AND OF THE ZEITGEIST
XVII. THE ENCOUNTER AT MIDHURST
XVIII.
XIX.
XX. THE PURSUIT
XXI. AT BOGNOR
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV. THE MOONLIGHT RIDE
XXV.
XXVI. THE SURBITON INTERLUDE
XXVII. THE AWAKENING OF MR. HOOPDRIVER
XXVIII. THE DEPARTURE FROM CHICHESTER
XXIX. THE UNEXPECTED ANECDOTE OF THE LION
XXX. THE RESCUE EXPEDITION
XXXI.
XXXII. MR. HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT
XXXIII. THE ABASEMENT OF MR. HOOPDRIVER
XXXIV.
XXXV.
XXXVI.
XXXVII. IN THE NEW FOREST
XXXVIII. AT THE RUFUS STONE
XXXIX.
XL.
XLI. THE ENVOY
THE SOUL OF A BISHOP
By H. G. Wells
Contents
THE SOUL OF A BISHOP
CHAPTER THE FIRST THE DREAM CHAPTER THE SECOND THE WEAR AND TEAR OF EPISCOPACY CHAPTER THE THIRD INSOMNIA CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE SYMPATHY OF LADY SUNDERBUND CHAPTER THE FIFTH THE FIRST VISION CHAPTER THE SIXTH EXEGETICAL CHAPTER THE SEVENTH THE SECOND VISION CHAPTER THE EIGHTH THE NEW WORLD CHAPTER THE NINTH THE THIRD VISION
THE SECRET PLACES OF THE HEART
By H. G. Wells
1922
Contents
THE SECRET PLACES OF THE HEART
CHAPTER THE FIRST
CHAPTER THE SECOND
CHAPTER THE THIRD
CHAPTER THE FOURTH
CHAPTER THE FIFTH
CHAPTER THE SIXTH
CHAPTER THE SEVENTH
CHAPTER THE EIGHTH
CHAPTER THE NINTH 1. THE CONSULTATION
2. LADY HARDY
3. THE DEPARTURE
4. AT MAIDENHEAD
5. IN THE LAND OF THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLES
6. THE ENCOUNTER AT STONEHENGE
7. COMPANIONSHIP
8. FULL MOON
9. THE LAST DAYS OF SIR RICHMOND HARDY
TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM
By H. G. Wells
Contents
1. FILMER
2. THE MAGIC SHOP
3. THE VALLEY OF SPIDERS
4. THE TRUTH ABOUT PYECRAFT
5. MR. SKELMERSDALE IN FAIRYLAND
6. THE STORY OF THE INEXPERIENCED GHOST
7. JIMMY GOGGLES THE GOD
8. THE NEW ACCELERATOR
9. MR. LEDBETTER'S VACATION
10. THE STOLEN BODY
11. MR. BRISHER'S TREASURE
12. MISS WINCHELSEA'S HEART
13. A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON
WAR AND THE FUTURE Italy, France and Britain at War by H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
THE PASSING OF THE EFFIGY
THE WAR IN ITALY (AUGUST, 1916)
I. THE ISONZO FRONT
II. THE MOUNTAIN WAR
III. BEHIND THE FRONT
THE WESTERN WAR (SEPTEMBER, 1916)
I. RUINS
II. THE GRADES OF WAR
III. THE WAR LANDSCAPE
IV. NEW ARMS FOR OLD ONES
V. TANKS
HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE WAR
I. DO THEY REALLY THINK AT ALL?
II. THE YIELDING PACIFIST AND THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR
III. THE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL
IV. THE RIDDLE OF THE BRITISH
V. THE SOCIAL CHANGES IN PROGRESS
VI. THE ENDING OF THE WAR
FIRST AND LAST THINGS A CONFESSION OF FAITH AND RULE OF LIFE By H.G. Wells
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.
BOOK THE FIRST. — METAPHYSICS.
1.1. THE NECESSITY FOR METAPHYSICS.
1.2. THE RESUMPTION OF METAPHYSICAL ENQUIRY.
1.3. THE WORLD OF FACT.
1.4. SCEPTICISM OF THE INSTRUMENT.
1.5. THE CLASSIFICATORY ASSUMPTION.
1.6. EMPTY TERMS.
1.7. NEGATIVE TERMS.
1.8. LOGIC STATIC AND LIFE KINETIC.
1.9. PLANES AND DIALECTS OF THOUGHT.
1.10. PRACTICAL CONCLUSIONS FROM THESE CONSIDERATIONS.
1.11. BELIEFS.
1.12. SUMMARY.
BOOK THE SECOND — OF BELIEFS
2.1. MY PRIMARY ACT OF FAITH.
2.2. ON USING THE NAME OF GOD.
2.3. FREE WILL AND PREDESTINATION.
2.4. A PICTURE OF THE WORLD OF MEN.
2.5. THE PROBLEM OF MOTIVES THE REAL PROBLEM OF LIFE.
2.6. A REVIEW OF MOTIVES.
2.7. THE SYNTHETIC MOTIVE.
2.8. THE BEING OF MANKIND.
2.9. INDIVIDUALITY AN INTERLUDE.
2.10. THE MYSTIC ELEMENT.
2.11. THE SYNTHESIS.
2.12. OF PERSONAL IMMORTALITY.
2.13. A CRITICISM OF CHRISTIANITY.
2.14. OF OTHER RELIGIONS.
2.15.
BOOK THE THIRD — OF GENERAL CONDUCT
3.1. CONDUCT FOLLOWS FROM BELIEF.
3.2. WHAT IS GOOD?
3.3. SOCIALISM.
3.4. A CRITICISM OF CERTAIN FORMS OF SOCIALISM.
3.5. HATE AND LOVE.
3.6. THE PRELIMINARY SOCIAL DUTY.
3.7. WRONG WAYS OF LIVING.
3.8. SOCIAL PARASITISM AND CONTEMPORARY INJUSTICES.
3.9. THE CASE OF THE WIFE AND MOTHER.
3.10. ASSOCIATIONS.
3.11. OF AN ORGANIZED BROTHERHOOD.
3.12. CONCERNING NEW STARTS AND NEW RELIGIONS.
3.13. THE IDEA OF THE CHURCH.
3.14. OF SECESSION.
3.15. A DILEMMA.
3.16. A COMMENT.
3.17. WAR.
3.18. WAR AND COMPETITION.
3.19. MODERN WAR.
3.20. OF ABSTINENCES AND DISCIPLINES.
3.21. ON FORGETTING, AND THE NEED OF PRAYER, READING, DISCUSSION AND WORSHIP
3.22. DEMOCRACY AND ARISTOCRACY.
3.23. ON DEBTS OF HONOUR.
3.24. THE IDEA OF JUSTICE.
3.25. OF LOVE AND JUSTICE.
3.26. THE WEAKNESS OF IMMATURITY.
3.27. POSSIBILITY OF A NEW ETIQUETTE.
3.28. SEX.
3.29. THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE.
3.30. CONDUCT IN RELATION TO THE THING THAT IS.
3.31. CONDUCT TOWARDS TRANSGRESSORS.
BOOK THE FOURTH — SOME PERSONAL THINGS.
4.1. PERSONAL LOVE AND LIFE.
4.2. THE NATURE OF LOVE.
4.3. THE WILL TO LOVE.
4.4. LOVE AND DEATH.
4.5. THE CONSOLATION OF FAILURE.
4.6. THE LAST CONFESSION.
MANKIND IN THE MAKING
CONTENTS
PREFACE
MANKIND IN THE MAKING
I. THE NEW REPUBLIC
II. THE PROBLEM OF THE BIRTH SUPPLY
III. CERTAIN WHOLESALE ASPECTS OF MAN-MAKING
IV. THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MIND AND LANGUAGE
V. THE MAN-MAKING FORCES OF THE MODERN STATE
VI. SCHOOLING
VII. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES
VIII. THE CULTIVATION OF THE IMAGINATION
IX. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION
X. THOUGHT IN THE MODERN STATE
XI. THE MAN’S OWN SHARE
APPENDIX
THE TIME MACHINE An Invention H. G. Wells
CONTENTS I Introduction II The Machine III The Time Traveller Returns IV Time Travelling V In the Golden Age VI The Sunset of Mankind VII A Sudden Shock VIII Explanation IX The Morlocks X When Night Came XI The Palace of Green Porcelain XII In the Darkness XIII The Trap of the White Sphinx XIV The Further Vision XV The Time Traveller’s Return XVI After the Story Epilogue
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS By H. G. Wells
CONTENTS BOOK ONE.—THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS
I. THE EVE OF THE WAR II. THE FALLING STAR. III. ON HORSELL COMMON. IV. THE CYLINDER OPENS. V. THE HEAT-RAY. VI. THE HEAT-RAY IN THE CHOBHAM ROAD. VII. HOW I REACHED HOME. VIII. FRIDAY NIGHT. IX. THE FIGHTING BEGINS. X. IN THE STORM. XI. AT THE WINDOW. XII. WHAT I SAW OF THE DESTRUCTION OF WEYBRIDGE AND SHEPPERTON. XIII. HOW I FELL IN WITH THE CURATE. XIV. IN LONDON. XV. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN SURREY. XVI. THE EXODUS FROM LONDON. XVII. THE “THUNDER CHILD”.
BOOK TWO.—THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS
I. UNDER FOOT. II. WHAT WE SAW FROM THE RUINED HOUSE. III. THE DAYS OF IMPRISONMENT. VI. THE DEATH OF THE CURATE. V. THE STILLNESS. VI. THE WORK OF FIFTEEN DAYS. VII. THE MAN ON PUTNEY HILL. VIII. DEAD LONDON. IX. WRECKAGE. X. THE EPILOGUE.
THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU by H. G. Wells
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION
I. IN THE DINGEY OF THE “LADY VAIN”
II. THE MAN WHO WAS GOING NOWHERE
III. THE STRANGE FACE
IV. AT THE SCHOONER'S RAIL
V. THE MAN WHO HAD NOWHERE TO GO
VI. THE EVIL-LOOKING BOATMEN
VII. THE LOCKED DOOR
VIII. THE CRYING OF THE PUMA
IX. THE THING IN THE FOREST
X. THE CRYING OF THE MAN
XI. THE HUNTING OF THE MAN
XII. THE SAYERS OF THE LAW
XIII. THE PARLEY
XIV. DOCTOR MOREAU EXPLAINS
XV. CONCERNING THE BEAST FOLK
XVI. HOW THE BEAST FOLK TASTE BLOOD
XVII. A CATASTROPHE
XVIII. THE FINDING OF MOREAU
XIX. MONTGOMERY'S BANK HOLIDAY
XX. ALONE WITH THE BEAST FOLK
XXI. THE REVERSION OF THE BEAST FOLK
XXII. THE MAN ALONE
THE DOOR IN THE WALL And Other Stories By H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
THE DOOR IN THE WALL AND OTHER STORIES
THE DOOR IN THE WALL
THE STAR
A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON
THE CONE
A MOONLIGHT FABLE
THE DIAMOND MAKER
THE LORD OF THE DYNAMOS
THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND
THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON By H.G. Wells
CONTENTS