Chapter 26 — The Last Message Cavor sent to the Earth
FLOOR GAMES Herbert George Wells
CONTENTS I. The Toys To Have II. The Game Of The Wonderful Islands III. Of The Building Of Cities IV. Funiculars, Marble Towers, Castles And War Games, But Very Little Of War Games
LITTLE WARS (A Game for Boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books) With an Appendix on Kriegspiel
H. G. Wells
CONTENTS I. OF THE LEGENDARY PAST II. THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN LITTLE WARFARE III. THE RULES— The Country The Move Mobility of the Various Arms Hand-to-Hand Fighting and Capturing Varieties of the Battle-Game Composition of Forces Size of the Soldiers IV. THE BATTLE OF HOOK'S FARM V. EXTENSIONS AND AMPLIFICATIONS OF LITTLE WAR VI. ENDING WITH A SORT OF CHALLENGE APPENDIX— LITTLE WARS AND KRIEGSPIEL
IN THE DAYS OF THE COMET By H. G. Wells
CONTENTS
IN THE DAYS OF THE COMET
PROLOGUE
THE MAN WHO WROTE IN THE TOWER
BOOK THE FIRST — THE COMET
CHAPTER THE FIRST — DUST IN THE SHADOWS
CHAPTER THE SECOND — NETTIE
CHAPTER THE THIRD — THE REVOLVER
CHAPTER THE FOURTH — WAR
CHAPTER THE FIFTH — THE PURSUIT OF THE TWO LOVERS
BOOK THE SECOND — THE GREEN VAPORS
CHAPTER THE FIRST — THE CHANGE
CHAPTER THE SECOND — THE AWAKENING
CHAPTER THE THIRD — THE CABINET COUNCIL
BOOK THE THIRD — THE NEW WORLD
CHAPTER THE FIRST — LOVE AFTER THE CHANGE
CHAPTER THE SECOND — MY MOTHER’S LAST DAYS
CHAPTER THE THIRD — BELTANE AND NEW YEAR’S EVE
THE EPILOGUE
THE INVISIBLE MAN A Grotesque Romance By H. G. Wells CONTENTS I The strange Man's Arrival
II Mr. Teddy Henfrey's first Impressions
III The thousand and one Bottles
IV Mr. Cuss interviews the Stranger
V The Burglary at the Vicarage
VI The Furniture that went mad
VII The Unveiling of the Stranger
VIII In Transit
IX Mr. Thomas Marvel
X Mr. Marvel's Visit to Iping
XI In the "Coach and Horses"
XII The invisible Man loses his Temper
XIII Mr. Marvel discusses his Resignation
XIV At Port Stowe
XV The Man who was running
XVI In the "Jolly Cricketers"
XVII Dr. Kemp's Visitor
XVIII The invisible Man sleeps
XIX Certain first Principles
XX At the House in Great Portland Street
XXI In Oxford Street
XXII In the Emporium
XXIII In Drury Lane
XXIV The Plan that failed
XXV The Hunting of the invisible Man
XXVI The Wicksteed Murder
XXVII The Siege of Kemp's House
XXVIII The Hunter hunted
The Epilogue
THE HISTORY OF MR. POLLY By H. G. Wells
CONTENTS 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
Chapter the Tenth
IN THE FOURTH YEAR ANTICIPATIONS OF A WORLD PEACE By H. G. Wells 1918
CONTENTS
PREFACE
IN THE FOURTH YEAR
THE LEAGUE OF FREE NATIONS
I. — THE WAY TO CONCRETE REALIZATION
II. — THE LEAGUE MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE
III. — THE NECESSARY POWERS OF THE LEAGUE
IV. — THE LABOUR VIEW OF MIDDLE AFRICA
V. — GETTING THE LEAGUE IDEA CLEAR IN RELATION TO IMPERIALISM
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VI. — THE WAR AIMS OF THE WESTERN ALLIES
VII. — THE FUTURE OF MONARCHY
VIII. — THE PLAIN NECESSITY FOR A LEAGUE
IX. — DEMOCRACY
X. — THE RECENT STRUGGLE FOR PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
XI. — THE STUDY AND PROPAGANDA OF DEMOCRACY
WHAT IS COMING? A Forecast of Things after the War By H.G. Wells 1916
CONTENTS I. FORECASTING THE FUTURE
II. THE END OF THE WAR
III. NATIONS IN LIQUIDATION
IV. BRAINTREE, BOCKING, AND THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD
V. HOW FAR WILL EUROPE GO TOWARD SOCIALISM?
VI. LAWYER AND PRESS
VII. THE NEW EDUCATION
VIII. WHAT THE WAR IS DOING FOR WOMEN
IX. THE NEW MAP OF EUROPE
X. THE UNITED STATES, FRANCE, BRITAIN, AND RUSSIA
XI. "THE WHITE MAN'S BURTHEN"
XII. THE OUTLOOK FOR THE GERMANS
AN ENGLISHMAN LOOKS AT THE WORLD Being a Series of Unrestrained Remarks upon Contemporary Matters By H.G. Wells 1914
CONTENTS
AN ENGLISHMAN LOOKS AT THE WORLD
THE COMING OF BLIRIOT
MY FIRST FLIGHT
OFF THE CHAIN
OF THE NEW REIGN
WILL THE EMPIRE LIVE?
THE LABOUR UNREST
SOCIAL PANACEAS
SYNDICALISM OR CITIZENSHIP
THE GREAT STATE
THE NORMAL SOCIAL LIFE
THE COMMON SENSE OF WARFARE
THE CONTEMPORARY NOVEL
THE PHILOSOPHER'S PUBLIC LIBRARY
ABOUT CHESTERTON AND BELLOC
ABOUT SIR THOMAS MORE
TRAFFIC AND REBUILDING
THE SO-CALLED SCIENCE OF SOCIOLOGY
DIVORCE
THE SCHOOLMASTER AND THE EMPIRE
THE ENDOWMENT OF MOTHERHOOD
DOCTORS
AN AGE OF SPECIALISATION
IS THERE A PEOPLE?
THE DISEASE OF PARLIAMENTS
THE AMERICAN POPULATION
THE POSSIBLE COLLAPSE OF CIVILISATION
THE IDEAL CITIZEN
SOME POSSIBLE DISCOVERIES
THE HUMAN ADVENTURE
LOVE AND MR. LEWISHAM By H. G. Wells
CONTENTS