Let's learn about H.g. Wells via these 500 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology.A renowned English writer, often called the "father of science fiction," whose works explored futuristic concepts and societal impacts of technology.1. A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON"I dream very little," I answered. "I doubt if I have three vivid dreams in a year."2. A CRITICISM OF CHRISTIANITYA religious system so many-faced and so enduring as Christianity must necessarily be saturated with truth even if it be not wholly true.3. My Friend Stumbled on an Invention That Could Revolutionize Human LifeCertainly, if ever a man found a guinea when he was looking for a pin it is my good friend Professor Gibberne.4. DivorceAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.5. THREE DAYS“There is, I believe,” said Lincoln. “But for you—! If you would like to occupy yourself with that, we can make you a sworn aeronaut to-morrow.”6. THE PRIMITIVE ARYANSThese Nordic people were destined to play a very important part indeed in the world’s history.7. The Story of the Last Trump“Now to God the Father, God the Son——”8. The Possible Collapse of CivilisationAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.9. THE FIRST SEAGOING PEOPLESCnossos was not so much a town as a great palace for the Cretan monarch and his people.10. EGYPT, BABYLON AND ASSYRIAWe are entering now upon a thousand years of warfare between the once quite separated civilizations of Mesopotamia and the Nile.11. THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFEThe earliest rocks in the record are called by geologists the Azoic rocks, because they show no traces of life.12. THE FIRST TRUE MENThese first real human beings we know of in Europe appear already to have belonged to one or other of at least two very distinct races.13. THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIALISMIn that spirit, and with no presumption of finality, this little book of explanations is given to the world.14. SERFS, SLAVES, SOCIAL CLASSES, AND FREE INDIVIDUALSOn the whole, the common men were probably well content to live under lord or king or god and obey their bidding.15. THE OLD MAN WHO KNEW EVERYTHING“Dark and damnable,” said the old man suddenly. “Dark and damnable. Turned out of my room among all these dangers.”16. THE NEANDERTHAL MEN, AN EXTINCT RACEAbout 200 centuries ago or earlier, real men of our own species, if not of our own race, came drifting into the European area.17. PRIMITIVE NEOLITHIC CIVILIZATIONSWe have to remember that human races can all interbreed freely and that they separate, mingle and reunite as clouds do.18. GODS AND STARS, PRIESTS AND KINGSLike the early Aryan life, it was a life in a sort of family-tribe household.19. THE ARYAN-SPEAKING PEOPLES IN PREHISTORIC TIMESPriests are not very much in evidence, but there is a sort of medicine man who deals in spells and prophecy.20. THE LAST BABYLONIAN EMPIRE AND THE EMPIRE OF DARIUS IEven under the Assyrian monarchs and especially under Sardanapalus, Babylon had been a scene of great intellectual activity.21. THE COMING OF THE DAYTo-night all over the world ships must be in flight and ships pursuing; ten thousand towns must be ringing with the immediate excitement of war....22. Socialism and The FamilyThe Socialist movement is an item in an altogether different scale.23. THE WEAR AND TEAR OF EPISCOPACYHe came to Princhester an innocent and trustful man.24. CHANGES IN THE WORLD’S CLIMATEIt must be borne in mind that great changes of climate have always been in progress, that have sometimes stimulated and sometimes checked life.25. REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALISMIt was Karl Marx who brought the second great influx of suggestion into the intellectual process of Socialism.26. THE NEANDERTHALER AND THE RHODESIAN MANMentally and physically they were upon a different line from the human line.27. THE FIRST CIVILIZATIONSThe settled folk had the weight of numbers on their side; the herdsmen might raid and loot, but they could not stay.28. THE FIRST MAIN GENERALIZATION OF SOCIALISMAnd who can doubt the amount of mental and moral dwarfing that is going on side by side with this physical shortage?29. THE EARTH IN SPACE AND TIMEAstronomers and geologists and those who study physics have been able to tell us something of the origin and history of the earth.30. MONKEYS, APES AND SUB-MENNow the past history of the Primates is one very difficult to decipher in the geological record.31. SECESSIONThere came another silence. “It's all gone so differently,” she said. “Everything has gone so differently.”32. The Human AdventureAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.33. A PICTURE OF THE WORLD OF MENI seem to be a consciousness, vague and insecure, placed between two worlds.34. PRIMITIVE NOMADIC PEOPLESFor settlement under the conditions of the primitive civilizations men needed a constant water supply and warmth and sunshine.35. THE RACES OF MANKINDIt is necessary now to discuss plainly what is meant by a phrase, used often very carelessly, “The Races of Mankind.”36. FREE WILL AND PREDESTINATIONI glance at this question rather to express a detachment than a view.37. PROMINENT PEOPLE“The King doesn’t belong. They had to expel him. It’s the Stuart blood, I suppose; but really—”38. The American PopulationAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.39. THE IMMIGRANTThese are all mitigations of the outlook, but still the dark shadow of disastrous possibility remains.40. SUMERIA, EARLY EGYPT AND WRITINGAbout the same time, for chronology is still vague, the great history of Egypt was beginning.41. AT THIS POINT A DISPUTE ARISESSuch arguments are not to be swept aside with a wave of the hand.42. THE NEW HAROUN AL RASCHIDHis definition of Prejudice impressed White as being the most bloodless and philosophical formula that ever dominated the mind of a man.43. “AS THE WIND BLOWS.”“Tu, nisi ventisDebes ludibrium, cave.”44. IN THE SILENT ROOMS“Thi Man huwdbi Kin” forced itself on him as “The Man who would be King.”45. THE AGE OF REPTILESAmidst this spreading vegetation of the lower plains the reptiles were increasing mightily in multitude and variety.46. EXEGETICAL“My faith in God grows,” he said.47. THE WORLD OF FACTFact expresses for me something in its nature primary and unanalyzable.48. THE UNDER-SIDE“She might have done better with herself than that,” said Asano.49. THE BEING OF MANKINDLet me point out that this is no sentimental or mystical statement. It is hard fact as any hard fact we know.50. PRIMITIVE THOUGHTThe sources to which scientific men have gone in their attempts to reconstruct that primitive mentality are very various.51. BELIEFSI draw my beliefs exactly as an artist draws lines to make a picture, to express my impression of the world and my purpose.52. THE SCANDALOUS RAMBLE“It’s perfectly splendid. Of all the fine weather the best has been kept for now. My last day. My very last day.”53. LOVE AFTER THE CHANGEI went toward them, and all the perspectives of my reconstructed universe altered as I did so.54. THE SPIRIT OF GAIN AND THE SPIRIT OF SERVICEThe gift for getting is the supreme gift—all others bow before it.55. NEOLITHIC MAN IN EUROPENeolithic men came slowly into Europe from the south or south-east as the reindeer and the open steppes gave way to forest and modern European conditions.56. THE HIGH CROSS PREPARATORY SCHOOL“And if I might make so bold as to add a ’arf bottle of good Guinness, m’lady. It’s a tonic. Run down as you are.”57. IN THE NEW FOREST“You are, I perceive, cycling through this delightful country,” said the clergyman.58. ADOLESCENCEAll this was a thing apart from the rest of my life, a locked avoided chamber....59. The Island of Doctor Moreau: IV. AT THE SCHOONER’S RAIL“Whatever you tell me, you may rely upon my keeping to myself—if that’s it.”60. INTRODUCTIONThe 'nineties was a good and stimulating period for a short-story writer.61. The New PhaseTheir eyes met, and there was singularly little tenderness in their eyes.62. Beginning AgainMy words were far too unexpected for Tarvrille to understand. "The flies," I repeated with an air of explanation.63. THE LANGUAGES OF MANKINDThe first languages were probably small collections of such words; they consisted of interjections and nouns.64. THE WORLD IN TIMEAt last a condition of things must have been attained in which a man might have stood up on earth and looked about him and lived.65. The Mystery of the Stolen Body Twelve Stories and a Dream, by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. THE STOLEN BODY66. Imagine a Sphere Large Enough to Hold Two People“Imagine a sphere,” he explained, “large enough to hold two people and their luggage.67. THE RESUMPTION OF METAPHYSICAL ENQUIRYSince then the world never effectually reopened these questions until the modern period.68. Mr. Ledbetter's Notorious VacationMy friend, Mr. Ledbetter, is a round-faced little man, whose natural mildness of eye is gigantically exaggerated.69. THE PEOPLE MARCH“You are the Master of the Earth. You are owner of the world.”70. The So-Called Science of SociologyAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.71. THE LEAGUE MUST BE REPRESENTATIVEHalf a world peace is better than none.72. The Schoolmaster and the EmpireAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.73. A Short History of the World by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksA Short History of the World by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!74. THE LORD OF THE DYNAMOSAzuma-zi, however, shirked the discussion of his gods, even though he was kicked for it.75. This Is a Story of a Time beyond the Memory of ManA Story of the Stone Age is of a time beyond the memory of man, before the beginning of history.76. THE ANCESTRY OF MANAmong all the apes and monkeys, the only group that have their great toes developed on anything like the same fashion as man are some of the lemurs.77. The Island of Doctor Moreau: VIII. THE CRYING OF THE PUMA“The devil you do!” said he. “What an ass I was to mention it to you! I might have thought. Anyhow, it will give you an inkling of our—mysteries. Whiskey?”78. THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND"A man," one said, in hardly recognisable Spanish—"a man it is—a man or a spirit—coming down from the rocks."79. THE MINIMIFICENCE OF MR. BENSINGTONWhen they got back to Mr. Carrington he was sitting up, dazed and weak, but able to warn them against the danger in the pool.80. THE WAY TO CONCRETE REALIZATIONFantastic as they are, they have played a large part in reducing the Hague Tribunal to an ineffective squeak amidst the thunders of this war.81. WRITINGThe door is not half open; the light is but a light new lit. Our world to-day is only in the beginning of knowledge.82. The War in South AfricaI remember I felt singularly unwanted.83. The Angel's Debut"Did you really make that up yourself?" said Mrs Jehoram, sparkling her eyes at him, "as you went along. Really, it is wonderful! Nothing less than wonderful."84. BoyhoodI was a Harbury boy as my father and grandfather were before me and as you are presently to be.85. The War of the Worlds: Chapter XIII. HOW I FELL IN WITH THE CURATE“I was walking through the roads to clear my brain,” he said. “And suddenly—fire, earthquake, death!”86. The War of the Worlds: Chapter V. THE HEAT-RAY“What ugly brutes!” he said. “Good God! What ugly brutes!” He repeated this over and over again.87. SEA PEOPLES AND TRADING PEOPLESNo doubt he ventured at first as a fisherman, having learnt the elements of seacraft in creeks and lagoons.88. The Time Machine: V. In the Golden AgeAll were clad in the same soft, and yet strong, silky material.89. THE ENVOYThe gate closes upon him with a slam, and he vanishes from our ken.90. Anticipations by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksAnticipations Of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human life and Thought by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.91. Mrs Jehoram's Breadth of View"The lunatic! Very likely. These half-witted people.... My dear, I don't think I shall ever forget that dreadful encounter. Yesterday."92. IN THE GALLERY OF OLD IRONSo it was Lewisham enrolled his first ally in the cause of the red tie—of the red tie and of the Greatness that was presently to come.93. THE BOY GROWS UP“His heart failed him.94. THE BEGINNINGS OF CULTIVATIONThe pre-human age is called the “Older Palæolithic;” the age of true men using unpolished stones in the “Newer Palæolithic.95. MISS HEYDINGER’S PRIVATE THOUGHTS“Pretty, pretty, pretty—that is our business. What man hesitates in the choice? He goes his own way, thinks his own thoughts, does his own work ...96. WARNo one has a use now for such superannuated things.97. HOME!A critical little girl eyed our couple curiously and made some remark to her ragamuffin friend.98. The Island of Doctor Moreau: XVII. A CATASTROPHEScarcely six weeks passed before I had lost every feeling but dislike and abhorrence for this infamous experiment of Moreau’s.99. THE AWAKENING OF MR. HOOPDRIVER“Beastly cheap, after all, this suit does look, in the sunshine.”100. DoctorsAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.101. The Island of Doctor Moreau: III. THE STRANGE FACE“Confound you!” said Montgomery. “Why the devil don’t you get out of the way?”102. OF THE ARTIFICIAL IN MAN, AND OF THE ZEITGEISTShe still scarcely realises, you see, the scrape she has got into.103. THE STORY OF THE LATE MR. ELVESHAM"What a career such a man might have!" he said. "It fills me with envy to think how I have accumulated that another man may spend——104. The Island of Doctor Moreau: VII. THE LOCKED DOOR“I’m itching to get to work again—with this new stuff,” said the white-haired man, nodding towards the enclosure. His eyes grew brighter.105. "THE WHITE MAN'S BURTHEN"The ghosts of the thirst-tormented Hereros rise up in their thousands from the African dust, protesting.106. The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost“Caught a ghost, did you?” said Sanderson. “Where is it?”107. Traffic and RebuildingAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.108. The Trouble of the Barbed WireSo, ingloriously, ended the Angel's first and last appearance in Society.109. THE ENCOUNTER AT STONEHENGE“Talking wanton nonsense.... Any professional archaeologist would laugh, simply laugh....”110. THE LATER POSTGLACIAL PALÆOLITHIC MEN, THE FIRST TRUE MENNow here again, with every desire to be plain and explicit with the reader, we have still to trouble him with qualified statements and notes of interrogation.111. THE NEW WORLD“Your servant, your most humble helper in God (your God),112. AN INTERLUDE“Unspeakable cad! My dear girl! Possible I AM an unspeakable cad. Who wouldn't be—for you?”113. The Island of Doctor Moreau: XII. THE SAYERS OF THE LAWIt was a thick voice, with something in it—a kind of whistling overtone—that struck me as peculiar; but the English accent was strangely good.114. The Time Traveller Returns“It seems a pity to let the dinner spoil,” said the Editor of a well-known daily paper; and thereupon the Doctor rang the bell.115. The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!116. The World Set Free by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe World Set Free by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!117. The Night of the Strange Bird.That is as much as anyone can tell you of the glare upon Sidderford Moor and the alleged music therewith.118. THE SWORD OF PEACEEurope is at war!119. The Ideal CitizenAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.120. The Secret Behind Mr. Brisher's Treasure“Yes—buried wealth—treasure trove. It wasn't more than a foot deep, not the top of it."121. The Passionate Friends by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe Passionate Friends by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!122. The Time Machine: EpilogueHe may even now—if I may use the phrase—be wandering on some plesiosaurus-haunted Oolitic coral reef, or beside the lonely saline seas of the Triassic Age.123. THE PURSUITThey did not look round, and he kept them just within sight, getting down if he chanced to draw closely upon them round a corner.124. DeliaAs Crump would tell you, people do not do that kind of thing unless there is something wrong with the nervous system.125. LADY HARDYHe was a man of extensive reservations. His private life was in some respects exceptionally private.126. THE NEED OF A NEW MAP OF EUROPEThat is why I think we liberal English should draw our new map of Europe now, first of all on paper and then upon the face of the earth.127. THE AGE OF THE COAL SWAMPSPlants no doubt preceded animal forms in this invasion of the land, but the animals probably followed up the plant emigration very closely.128. Lady Hammergallow's View"Mr Hilyer, I protest. I know. Not anything you can say will alter my opinion one jot. Don't try. I never suspected you were nearly such an interesting man."129. Mary WritesOurs was to be in the first place a world literature.130. GRAHAM SPEAKS HIS WORD“This is the girl who told us what Ostrog had done,” he said.131. Tales of the Unexpected by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksTales of the Unexpected by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!132. The War That Will End War by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe War That Will End War by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!133. The Secret Places of the Heart by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe Secret Places of the Heart by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!134. The Philosopher's Public LibraryAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.135. Of not liking Hallery and the Royal Society for the Discouragement of Literature“Ordinary people snuggle up to God as a lost leveret in a freezing wilderness might snuggle up to a Siberian tiger….136. THE TREASURE IN THE FORESTThe other man had been in the fore part of the canoe, closely scrutinising the land. He had a sheet of yellow paper on his knee.137. THE SYNTHETIC MOTIVEDifferent people, of differing temperament and tradition, have sought oneness, this steadying and universalizing thing, in various manners.138. An Englishman Looks at the World by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksAn Englishman Looks at the World by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!139. The Man of Science"This—ahem—gentleman," said the Vicar, "or—ah—Angel"—the Angel bowed—"is suffering from a gunshot wound."140. FULL MOONIt was as if Martin spoke; it was her voice; it was the very quality of her thought.141. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksKipps The Story of a Simple Soul by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!142. A DEAL IN OSTRICHESHe looked at me over his spectacles. “I’ve seen another that was refused at four.”143. OF PERSONAL IMMORTALITYLet me shift my ground a little and ask you to consider what is involved in the opposite belief.144. Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksText Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!145. THE DEPARTUREDr. Martineau said something of no consequence about its being a very comfortable little car.146. THE CAREER PREVAILSHe was pointed out to a raw hand, by the raw hand’s experienced fellow-townsman, as “that beast Lewisham—awful swat.147. SOCIALISMSocialism for me is a common step we are all taking in the great synthesis of human purpose.148. THE SURBITON INTERLUDE“A mother's love,” she said. “I bear her THAT.”149. The Time Machine: IV. Time TravellingNoticing that, I noticed for the first time how warm the air was.150. The Plattner Story by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe Plattner Story by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!151. After Dinner"A little while ago I was a little pink baby."152. ADMINISTRATIVE SOCIALISMSystematic expropriation of private owners by death-duties and increased taxation.153. The Angel Explores the VillageSo soon as the Angel had passed, one of the three hummed this tune in an aggressive tone.154. IN PERSPECTIVE“My charm of manner, I suppose. But, indeed, he’s very human.”155. The War of the Worlds: Chapter IX. THE FIGHTING BEGINS“It’s a pity they make themselves so unapproachable,” he said. “It would be curious to know how they live on another planet; we might learn a thing or two.”156. THE FUNDAMENTAL IDEA OF SOCIALISMHe wants a complete organization for all those human affairs that are of collective importance.157. The Undying Fire by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe Undying Fire by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!158. The War in the Air by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe War in the Air by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!159. THE DISCOVERY OF THE FOODThat either dream is to be regarded as in any way significant or prophetic beyond what I have categorically said, I do not for one moment suggest.160. The First Men In The Moon by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe First Men In The Moon by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!161. ON USING THE NAME OF GODYet let me confess that I am greatly attracted by such fine phrases as the Will of God, the Hand of God, the Great Commander.162. New Worlds For Old: A Plain Account of Modern Socialism by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksNew Worlds For Old: A Plain Account of Modern Socialism by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!163. The Hunting of the Strange Bird"Dear me!" said the Vicar. "I had no idea." He came forward cautiously. "Excuse me," he said, "I am afraid I have shot you."164. THE LIBERAL FEAR OF RUSSIADefeat, or even a partial victory for the Allies, means nothing less than that.165. THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MIND AND LANGUAGEThe newborn child is at first no more than an animal.166. THE OUTLOOK FOR THE GERMANSI will do no more than I must to injure Germany further, and I will do all that I can to restore the unity of mankind.167. Tales of Space and Time by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksTales of Space and Time by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!168. The Time Machine: XVI. After the Story“The story I told you was true. I’m sorry to have brought you out here in the cold.”169. THE CROWNING VICTORY“Dreams like mine—abilities like mine. Yes—any man! And yet ...—The things I meant to do!”170. EPILOGUEIn one respect I shall certainly provoke criticism.171. The Angel in Trouble"The fact is," said the Vicar, "this is no world for Angels."172. THE MAGIC SHOP"This is the genuine magic," he said. "The real thing."173. About Sir Thomas MoreAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.174. Black Emptiness for Twenty Million Times a Million MilesThe Star was a 'strange wanderer' that appeared early in the 20th century.175. THE FALLING STAR “Good Lord!” said Henderson. “Fallen meteorite! That’s good.”176. Marriage by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksMarriage by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!177. Love and Mr. Lewisham by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksLove and Mr. Lewisham by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!178. The Sea Lady by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe Sea Lady by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!179. Jimmy Goggles the God “It isn't everyone who's been a god,” said the sunburnt man. “But it's happened to me. Among other things.”180. The Time Machine: XV. The Time Traveller’s ReturnThe fluctuating contours of the land ebbed and flowed.181. THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESSAbruptly the flare was extinguished and the ways were an inky darkness once more, a tumultuous mystery.182. The Normal Social LifeAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.183. The Island of Doctor Moreau: I. IN THE DINGEY OF THE “LADY VAIN.”I do not propose to add anything to what has already been written concerning the loss of the Lady Vain.184. Sunrise on the MoonAs we saw it first it was the wildest and most desolate of scenes. We were in an enormous amphitheatre, a vast circular plain, the floor of the giant crater.185. THE REMARKABLE CASE OF DAVIDSON'S EYES.Davidson felt about, and puzzled over it, and answered presently that he could feel it all right, but he couldn't see it.186. The War of the Worlds: Chapter XII. WHAT I SAW OF THE DESTRUCTION OF WEYBRIDGE AND SHEPPERTFarther on towards Weybridge, just over the bridge, there were a number of men in white fatigue jackets throwing up a long rampart, and more guns behind.187. Mr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksMr. Britling Sees It Through by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!188. The Salvaging of Civilization by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe Salvaging of Civilization by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!189. Chapter V. THE STILLNESSI could see in any direction save behind me, to the north, and neither Martians nor sign of Martians were to be seen.190. The Island of Doctor Moreau: IntroductionOn February the First 1887, the Lady Vain was lost by collision with a derelict when about the latitude 1° S. and longitude 107° W.191. CONCERNING MR. MAXIMILIAN CRAFTWe are, I believe, assisting at the end of a vast, intolerable oppression upon civilisation.192. THE AGE OF MAMMALSThe Pliocene was a temperate time, and many of the warmth-loving plants and animals had gone.193. The Unknown Truth about PyecraftHe sits not a dozen yards away. If I glance over my shoulder I can see him. And if I catch his eye—and usually I catch his eye—it meets me with an expression.194. THE AWAKENINGThe document before me must have helped us through the first awkwardness of that meeting.195. Mankind in the Making by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksMankind in the Making by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!196. THE RED ROOM"If," I said a little louder, "if you will show me to this haunted room of yours, I will relieve you from the task of entertaining me."197. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump - Table of LinksBoon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.198. What is Coming? by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksWhat is Coming? by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!199. The Island of Doctor Moreau: V. THE MAN WHO HAD NOWHERE TO GO“You can’t have me!” said I, aghast. He had the squarest and most resolute face I ever set eyes upon.200. THE MYSTIC ELEMENTTo the mystery of Power and Beauty, out of the earth that mothered us, we move.201. THE STOLEN BACILLUS"Those have been stained and killed," said the Bacteriologist. "I wish, for my own part, we could kill and stain every one of them in the universe."202. OSTROG’S POINT OF VIEW“Yet,” said Graham, “there is something resists, something you are holding down—something that stirs and presses.”203. THE OBLITERATED MANHeavens! How the human agony cried within me! I loved Delia. But nothing found expression—I was already too deeply crusted with my acquired self.204. This Misery of Boots by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThis Misery of Boots by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!205. THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLESIt is doubtful whether the gift was innate.206. THE CAMPAIGN OPENSWho could doubt that she was a help?207. The Dismissal of Parsons“He’s gone already,” said Platt. “Might have stopped to say good-by to a chap.”208. God The Invisible King by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksGod The Invisible King by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!209. THE FIRST VISION“You may die like a madman,” he said, “but you won't die like a tame rabbit.”210. CONSTRUCTIVE SOCIALISMOne has to recognize that this mind is at present a mind in a state of confusion, full of warring suggestions and warring impulses.211. The Island of Doctor Moreau: XX. ALONE WITH THE BEAST FOLK“None escape,” said I. “Therefore hear and do as I command.” They stood up, looking questioningly at one another.212. IN THE LAND OF THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLES“She is much more incapable than I am,” said Sir Richmond as if he delivered a weighed and very important judgment.213. IN BATTERSEA PARKShe spoke at last with an effort. “That it hurts me,” she said, and grimaced and stopped again.214. The Future in America by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe Future in America by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!215. Mr Cavor's Moon LandingThe whole area was moon, a stupendous scimitar of white dawn with its edge hacked out by notches of darkness.216. NEGATIVE TERMSLet me try and express how in my mind this matter of negative terms has shaped itself.217. SOCIALISM MEANS REVOLUTIONI want to change everything in the world that made that; and I do not greatly care what has to go in the process. Do you?218. Making an End to Things“I don’t mind scrambling,” she said with piping inflexibility, “but I can’t jump and I wunt jump.”219. AT BOGNOR“I'll be level with you yet,” ran like a plough through the soil of his thoughts.220. THE TRIUMPHS OF A TAXIDERMIST“But all this is merely imitating Nature. I have done more than that in my time. I have—beaten her.”221. THE IMAGININGS OF MR. HOOPDRIVER'S HEARTThis proceeding in some occult way led to the purchase of a note-book and pencil, and that started the conception of an artist taking notes.222. The Food of the Gods and how it came to Earth by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe Food of the Gods and how it came to Earth by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!223. The Roaring Wave of Fear That Swept Through the Greatest City in the WorldShe turned without a word—they were both panting—and they went back to where the lady in white struggled to hold back the frightened pony.224. THE AGE OF FISHESThis question of Organic Evolution, like the question of the age of the earth, has in the past been the subject of much bitter controversy.225. THE WORLD ON THE EVE OF WARJoan and Peter by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. THE WORLD ON THE EVE OF WAR226. MATERIAL PROGRESSBetween the sparse great stars were deep blue spaces, unfathomed distances.227. THE ASSIZE OF JEALOUSYAt that the autobiography stopped short, and the intercalary note began.228. WHILE THE AEROPLANES WERE COMING“To fight—yes. To fight in the air. I have thought before—. A big aeroplane is a clumsy thing. A resolute man—!”229. 581 Stories To Learn About Non FictionLearn everything you need to know about Non Fiction via these 581 free HackerNoon stories.230. The Wonderful Visit by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe Wonderful Visit by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!231. SCEPTICISM OF THE INSTRUMENTThe world of fact is not what it appears to be.232. Failure in a Modern UtopiaOur world is still vindictive, but the all-reaching State of Utopia will have the strength that begets mercy.233. Morning"Oh! in return for things I do for him, you know. We go in for division of labour in this world. Exchange is no robbery."234. The War of the Worlds: Chapter IV. THE DEATH OF THE CURATE“Nay,” shouted the curate, at the top of his voice, standing likewise and extending his arms. “Speak! The word of the Lord is upon me!”235. THE FLIGHT TO LONDONAnn Veronica had an impression that she did not sleep at all that night, and at any rate she got through an immense amount of feverish feeling and thinking.236. THE FIRST BIRDS AND THE FIRST MAMMALSThe very earliest birds seem to have been seabirds living upon fish, and their fore limbs were not wings but paddles rather after the penguin type.237. THE MAN WHO WAS GOING NOWHERE“You were picked up in a boat, starving. The name on the boat was the Lady Vain, and there were spots of blood on the gunwale.”238. THE MOONLIGHT RIDE“I will do what has to be done.”239. THE CRYSTAL EGGAllusion has already been made to the glittering objects upon masts that stood upon the terrace of the nearer building.240. THE GREEKS AND THE PERSIANSIn the rear of the Greeks proper came the kindred Macedonians and Thracians; on their left wing, the Phrygians crossed by the Bosphorus into Asia Minor.241. PEOPLE WHOSE BOOTS DON’T HURT THEMEverybody does not suffer misery from boots.242. THE PURPLE PILEUS“What a lot of these funguses there are about here!” remarked brother Tom presently. “I can’t see what use they are in the world.”243. SUMMARYMost minds, it seems to me, are similar, but none are absolutely alike in character or in contents.244. THE HALL OF THE ATLAS“No, no,” cried Howard, still gripping his arm. “This way. You must go this way.” And the men in red following them seemed ready to enforce his orders.245. A Modern Utopia: The Bubble Bursts“I've been in the gardens on the river terrace,” he answers, “hoping I might see her again.”246. First and Last Things: A Confession of Faith and Rule of Life by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksFirst and Last Things: A Confession of Faith and Rule of Life by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.247. PRACTICAL CONCLUSIONS FROM THESE CONSIDERATIONSThe man trained solely in science falls easily into a superstitious attitude; he is overdone with classification.248. Miss Winchelsea Goes to RomeMiss Winchelsea was going to Rome and she made sure to let everybody know - to a point where she became a nuisance.249. THE STUDY AND PROPAGANDA OF DEMOCRACYAll round the world there is this same obscuration of the real intelligence of men.250. LOVE AMONG THE WRECKAGE“I saw you yesterday. And I rode over to see you.” I had now come close to her, and stood looking up into her face.251. The Island of Doctor Moreau: XI. THE HUNTING OF THE MANThe memory of his work on the transfusion of blood recurred to me.252. THE DREAMThe word remained like a little ash after a flare.253. Further Adventures of the Angel in the Village"If these are angels," said the Angel, "then I have never been in the Angelic Land."254. THE TEMPTATION OF HARRINGAYIt is quite impossible to say whether this thing really happened. It depends entirely on the word of R.M. Harringay, who is an artist.255. The Island of Doctor Moreau, by H. G. Wells - XVIII. THE FINDING OF MOREAU“The Thing that bled, and ran screaming and sobbing,—that is dead too,” said the grey Thing, still regarding me.256. The War of the Worlds: Chapter III. THE DAYS OF IMPRISONMENTThe fact is that we had absolutely incompatible dispositions and habits of thought and action, and our danger and isolation only accentuated the incompatibility257. H.G. Wells' Thoughts on America's Treatment of African AmericansNo, I can't help idealizing the dark submissive figure of the negro in this spectacle of America.258. Lady Mary JustinAnd it wasn't only the earthlier aspects of the life about me but also of the life within me that I had been discovering.259. The War of the Worlds: Chapter III. ON HORSELL COMMONA large portion of the cylinder had been uncovered, though its lower end was still embedded.260. HESITATIONS“Confound him!” said Mr. Lewisham, arguing the matter out with the bedroom furniture. “Why the devil can’t he mind his own business?”261. Tono-Bungay by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksTono-Bungay by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!262. NATURAL SELECTION AND THE CHANGES OF SPECIESm all things whatever that are without life in certain general aspects.263. THE REALITIES AND IMAGINATIONS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURYWe have given these particulars of the advance in man’s knowledge of the metallurgy of steel and its results by way of illustration.264. SOME ARGUMENTS AD HOMINEMAfter the revenue in the domestic budget under Socialism one must consider the expenditure.265. HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER REACHED MIDHURSTIt was one of my uncle's profoundest remarks that human beings are the only unreasonable creatures.266. THE NEW MAP OF EUROPENow the nineteenth century phrased this conception by talking about the "principle of nationality."267. THE NEW EDUCATIONThe exact sciences lead to the administrative work of industrialism, and to general economics.268. THE SYNTHESISI write this down. It is the form of my belief, and that unanalyzable something called Beauty is the light that falls upon that form.269. The Last MeetingI wanted a holiday badly, and then came this war crisis and I felt unable to go away for any length of time.270. IN THE WEB OF THE INEFFECTIVEThen came a letter which plunged abruptly into criticism.271. OMISSIONSAt last he fell a-yawning so much that very reluctantly indeed he set about finishing this great and splendid day.272. IN THE AVU OBSERVATORY“But all this is merely imitating Nature. I have done more than that in my time. I have—beaten her.”273. Of the New ReignAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.274. Concerning FreedomsThe idea of individual liberty is one that has grown in importance and grows with every development of modern thought.275. Engaged to the Battlements of Heart's Desire Within two months, within a matter of three and fifty days, Kipps had clambered to the battlements of Heart's Desire.276. INSOMNIAHe groaned and turned over and repeated the words: “A kind of magic world—not really real!”277. THE SYMPATHY OF LADY SUNDERBUND“The first thing I began to read again,” said Mrs. Garstein Fellows, “—I'm not saying it for your sake, Bishop—was the Bible.”278. STUBLANDS IN COUNCILNever before had nurseries been so pretty as they were in that glowing pause at the end of the nineteenth century.279. The War of the Worlds: Chapter II. WHAT WE SAW FROM THE RUINED HOUSEI could hear a number of noises almost like those in an engine shed; and the place rocked with that beating thud.280. The Island of Doctor Moreau: IX. THE THING IN THE FORESTOnce more I thought I caught the glint of his eyes, and that was all.281. The War of the Worlds: Chapter 1. THE EVE OF THE WAR“The chances against anything manlike on Mars are a million to one,” he said.282. MR. LAGUNE’S POINT OF VIEW“I’m damned if he overrides it,” said Lewisham, under his breath.283. HOW FAR WILL EUROPE GO TOWARD SOCIALISM?"Go as you please" has had its death-blow.284. The Time Machine: XII. In the DarknessI began to think of this house of mine, of this fireside, of some of you, and with such thoughts came a longing that was pain.285. The Time Machine: VI. The Sunset of MankindThe Time Machine, by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. VI. The Sunset of Mankind286. THE UNITED STATES, FRANCE, BRITAIN, AND RUSSIAThe mind plunges hopelessly through that tangle to the elements of a speech which is as yet unknown.287. BROMSTEAD AND MY FATHERI dreamt first of states and cities and political things when I was a little boy in knickerbockers.288. Beginnings, and the BazaarHe began only to have distinctive memories of himself in the time when his education had already begun.289. THE LABOUR VIEW OF MIDDLE AFRICAWhat are these broad essentials? What are the ends that must be achieved if Africa is not to continue a festering sore in the body of mankind?290. WOULD MODERN SOCIALISM ABOLISH ALL PROPERTY?The word “property,” one must remember, is a slightly evasive word.291. CULTUREBoston is now producing no literature except a little criticism.292. THE SAD STORY OF A DRAMATIC CRITICEngaged to a very nice girl, named Delia. Fairly new, she was—cigarettes—liked me because I was human and original.293. HOW I BECAME A LONDON STUDENT AND WENT ASTRAYThe whole illimitable place teemed with suggestions of indefinite and sometimes outrageous possibility, of hidden but magnificent meanings.[294. The Door in the WallAnd Other Stories, by H. G. Wells -Table of Links](https://hackernoon.com/the-door-in-the-wall-and-other-stories-by-h-g-wells)The Door in the Wall And Other Stories, by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!295. Mr. Stratton to his SonIndeed, we were but the ghosts of ourselves; all our substance seemed listening, listening to the little sounds that came to us from the study.296. The Time Machine: XI. The Palace of Green PorcelainI thought then—though I never followed up the thought—of what might have happened, or might be happening, to the living things in the sea.297. THE MOVING WAYSHe turned, and Howard’s face was white. “Come back,” he heard. “They will stop the ways. The whole city will be in confusion.”298. SCHOOLINGThe modern school is not a thing that has evolved from a simple germ, by a mere process of expansion.299. A SLIP UNDER THE MICROSCOPE."That is our goal, perhaps—I admit it, as far as science goes," said the fair-haired student, rising to the challenge. "But there are things above science."300. Letters and a TelegramThe Undying Fire by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.301. The World Set Free: What You Need to Know Before ReadingThe World Set Free, by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.302. PLANES AND DIALECTS OF THOUGHTLet me endeavour to make myself a little less obscure by a flagrant instance from physical things.303. A MOTH—GENUS NOVOProbably you have heard of Hapley—not W.T. Hapley, the son, but the celebrated Hapley, the Hapley of Periplaneta Hapliia, Hapley the entomologist.304. AT THE RUFUS STONE“I'm not a-going to tell all my secrets to any one who comes at me,” said Hoopdriver. “Not Likely.” And added fiercely, “And that I tell you, sir.”305. MARGARET IN STAFFORDSHIRE“You've got to do the thing you can,” he said, after a pause, “and likely it's what you're fitted for.”306. MY PRIMARY ACT OF FAITHI dismiss the idea that life is chaotic because it leaves my life ineffectual, and I cannot contemplate an ineffectual life patiently.307. The New Machiavelli by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe New Machiavelli by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!308. We Will Float in This Sphere with No Occupation“We shall be floating in this sphere with absolutely no occupation.”309. CONCERNING A QUARRELThe beginning of the quarrel was trivial enough.310. The ViolinHe looked about him in a puzzled way. "I had a kind of vision while you were playing. I seemed to see——. What did I see? It has gone."311. THE WORK OF FIFTEEN DAYSI felt as a rabbit might feel returning to his burrow and suddenly confronted by the work of a dozen busy navvies digging the foundations of a house.312. The War of the Worlds: Chapter VI. THE HEAT-RAY IN THE CHOBHAM ROADIt is still a matter of wonder how the Martians are able to slay men so swiftly and so silently.313. The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells - IV: THE CYLINDER OPENS“It’s a-movin’,” he said to me as he passed; “a-screwin’ and a-screwin’ out. I don’t like it. I’m a-goin’ ’ome, I am.”314. The Time Machine: VIII. ExplanationI was at first inclined to associate it with the sanitary apparatus of these people. It was an obvious conclusion, but it was absolutely wrong.315. INDIVIDUALITY AN INTERLUDEI do not know whether the average age of the parent at the birth of a child under modern conditions can be determined from existing figures.316. The Child of the Ages"I've been working. I got excited by my work. I've been at the laboratory. I've had the best spell of work I've ever had since our marriage."317. THE MAN ALONENo one would believe me; I was almost as queer to men as I had been to the Beast People.318. Doctor Crump Acts"It is just possible," he said to himself rather than to the Angel, and began another piece of silence.319. THE MIDDLE-CLASS MAN, THE BUSINESS MAN, AND SOCIALISMSocialism is not the coming of chaos and repudiation, it is the coming of order and justice.320. The Contemporary NovelAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.321. UNDER THE KNIFE"What if I die under it?" The thought recurred again and again, as I walked home from Haddon's.322. THE NECESSITY FOR METAPHYSICSThis persuasion is a very important thing in my mind.323. THE YOUNG MAN ABOUT TOWNThe oldest novel in the world at any rate, White reflected, was a story with a hero and no love interest worth talking about.324. THE HARDINGHAM HOTEL, AND HOW WE BECAME BIG PEOPLEHe adopted an urban style of dressing with the onset of Tono-Bungay and rarely abandoned it.325. The Sky was Dark with Scurrying Cloudshe tranquil sunset had vanished, the sky was dark with scurrying clouds, everything was flattened.326. The Arraignment of JealousyLife is so much fuller than any book can be.327. PREFACEIn those days, moreover, we said this is the “war to end war,” and we still did not know clearly how.328. Joan and Peter by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksJoan and Peter by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!329. THOUGHTS IN PRISON“I suppose pride and self-assertion are sin? Sinned against heaven—Yes, I have sinned against heaven and before thee....330. Developing Social ElementsAnticipations, by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. Developing Social Element331. MUHAMMAD AND ISLAMThey created a religion that is still to this day one of the most vital forces in the world.332. A WITHDRAWALLewisham growled, went from page 1 to page 3—conscious of their both looking to him now—even intensely—and discovered Chaffery in a practical vein.333. SCIENCE AND RELIGION AT ALEXANDRIASide by side with the Museum, Ptolemy I created a more enduring monument to himself in the great library.334. IS SOCIALISM POSSIBLE?I don’t think the “human nature” argument against the possibility of Socialism will hold water.335. The Voice of Nature“A position, I can assure you, demanding Tact of an altogether superhuman quality!”336. THE ECONOMIC PROCESSSo in its broad features, as a conflict between the birth strength of a splendid civilization and a hampering commercialism, I see America.337. EUROPEAN AGGRESSION IN ASIA AND THE RISE OF JAPANWe cannot tell here in any detail of Japan’s war with China in 1894-95. It demonstrated the extent of her Westernization.338. THE PROBLEM OF MOTIVES THE REAL PROBLEM OF LIFEI confess I find myself a confusion of motives beside which my confusion of perceptions pales into insignificance.339. THE CAREER IS SUSPENDEDAt the thought of that new life together that was drawing so near, she came into his head, vivid and near and warm....340. THE GIANT RATS“He’ll grow, as far as I can calculate from the hens and the wasps, to the height of about five-and-thirty feet—with everything in proportion—-”341. MRS. TEDDY GOES FOR A WALK"I suppose I must let you go," she said. "Oh! I'd hate you not to go...."342. The Time Machine: IX. The MorlocksProbably my shrinking was largely due to the sympathetic influence of the Eloi, whose disgust of the Morlocks I now began to appreciate.343. DEMOCRACYAnd to begin with I must have a quarrel with the word itself.344. THE OPPORTUNITY OF LIBERALISMThe opportunity of Liberalism has come at last, an overwhelming opportunity.345. The Sun SnarersThe World Set Free, by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.346. CHRISTENDOM AND THE CRUSADESIt is necessary that the reader should have a definite idea of the social condition of western Europe in the eighth century.347. THE RECENT STRUGGLE FOR PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION IN GREAT BRITAINBritish political life resists cleansing with all the vigour of a dirty little boy.348. MANIFESTATIONSIn the darkness on the table something faintly luminous, a greenish-white patch, stirred and hopped slowly among the dim shapes.349. THE LOST INHERITANCE“He was an author, you see, and he wrote a lot of books.”350. The Spirit of the New WorldThere presently Gidding joined us and we began to work out the schemes we had made in America, the schemes that now fill my life.351. THE CHANGEEverything was as still a352. The Little Shop at Fishbourne“Human life isn’t safe with you,” said Mr. Polly as a parting shot.353. THROUGH A WINDOW“What the devil!” said Bailey. “Looks as if someone was shooting at him.”354. THE PLATTNER STORYNow, that is not the only singularity of Gottfried's structure, although it is the only one that would appeal to the untrained mind.355. WOULD SOCIALISM DESTROY THE HOME?Consider all that amount of pent-up, thwarted or perverted emotional possibility, the sheer irrational waste of life implied….356. OSTROG“Yes,” he cried. “It is you. And you are not dead!”357. THE JILTING OF JANE“Not engaged, ma’am; but he is saving money to buy a ring—hammyfist.”358. ANN VERONICA PUTS THINGS IN ORDER“I don’t know why. But this is like—like walking round a house that looks square and complete and finding an unexpected long wing running out behind.”359. The Last Days of Marcus KareninThe World Set Free, by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.360. THE DOOR IN THE WALLI forget now what chance comment or criticism of mine moved so reticent a man to confide in me.361. THE GIANT CHILDREN“If we were to form a committee of trustworthy people to control the manufacture of Boomfood—Herakleophorbia, I should say—we might—”362. The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!363. THE COMING OF THE AEROPLANESAlthough he could not look at it, he was suddenly aware that the earth was very near.364. THE WORLD IN SPACEThe earth, as everybody knows nowadays, is a spheroid, a sphere slightly compressed, orange fashion, with a diameter of nearly 8,000 miles.365. REDWOOD’S TWO DAYSThe last word the officer heard was Redwood’s high-pitched, “But at least you might tell me if my Son—”366. The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents - THE FLOWERING OF THE STRANGE ORCHID“I have a fancy,” he said over his coffee, “that something is going to happen to me to-day.” He spoke—as he moved and thought—slowly.367. The Island of Doctor Moreau: X. THE CRYING OF THE MANMy last remaining strength slipped from me, and my head fell forward on my chest. I think he found a certain satisfaction in giving me brandy.368. The Trail to the SeaThey tried poor inadequate congratulation....369. Of Art, of Literature, of Mr. Henry James“He consults friends—impalpable, intricate, inexhaustible friends.370. THE CONE"None of these men of iron have," he said sententiously. "They have no hearts."371. INTRODUCTIONRecently I set myself to put down what I believe.372. The Coming of the Strange BirdHe tried in vain—such was his state of mind—to remember the beginning of the Lord's Prayer.373. MR. DIRECK VISITS MR. BRITLING"My word," said Mr. Direck in a good old Farmer Hayseed kind of voice.374. THE NECESSARY POWERS OF THE LEAGUENo man can join a partnership and remain an absolutely free man.375. IN THE ABYSS“Are you dead certain that clockwork will act?” asked Weybridge presently.376. The War of the Worlds: Chapter XVII. THE “THUNDER CHILD”When his eyes were clear again he saw the monster had passed and was rushing landward.377. The War of the Worlds: Chapter VII. HOW I REACHED HOMEI felt foolish and angry. I tried and found I could not tell them what I had seen. They laughed again at my broken sentences.378. MR. HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT“If you don't want your face sp'iled, Charlie, why don't you keep your mouth shut?” said the person in gaiters.379. THE MIND OF A MODERN STATEYou see, my hero in the confused drama of human life is intelligence; intelligence inspired by constructive passion.380. IN THE MOUNTAINS“I feel—All this is the rightest of all conceivable things. I want to tell every one. I want to boast myself.”381. THE REVERSION OF THE BEAST FOLK“What the Master wishes to kill, the Master kills,” said the Dog-man with a certain satisfaction in his voice.382. The Time Machine: XIII. The Trap of the White SphinxThe rich had been assured of his wealth and comfort, the toiler assured of his life and work.383. THE ABASEMENT OF MR. HOOPDRIVER“WORK. Stop playing at life. Face it like a man.”384. WRECKAGEI remember, clearly and coldly and vividly, all that I did that day until the time that I stood weeping and praising God upon the summit of Primrose Hill.385. THE ARGONAUTS OF THE AIR“It’s the alterations play the devil with us,” said Monson, biting a paper-fastener.386. The Last Day of the VisitHe started back from the motionless figure. "Dead!" he said suddenly, and turning, panic stricken, fled headlong through the wood.387. THE COMING OF THE FOOD“It’s Hypertrophy—General Hypertrophy.”388. THE SOUND OF A TUMULT“Yes—yes,” said Graham, suddenly testy. “But I want—Is it—it is—some years? Many years? There was something—I forget what. I feel—confused. But you—” He sobbed.389. The Common Sense of WarfareAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.390. THE IMPOSSIBLE POSITION“Stay it out. I want you to see the fun. I remember—the other time.”391. THE RECKONINGOnce or twice Lewisham misquoted the testimonial—to no purpose. And May was halfway through, and South Kensington was silent. The future was grey.392. THE DEPARTURE FROM CHICHESTER“I believe you would,” said Mr. Hoopdriver, admiring her. “You're plucky enough—goodness knows.”393. Of the Assembling and Opening of the World Conference on the Mind of the Race“Aunt Dove demands it. Like celebrating the virginity of Queen Elizabeth….”394. DEAD LONDON“Ulla, ulla, ulla, ulla,” wailed that superhuman note—great waves of sound sweeping down the broad, sunlit roadway,between the tall buildings on each side.395. The Time Machine: XIV. The Further VisionThe sky was absolutely black.396. Settling Down"It's—it's so generous."397. The Labour UnrestAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.398. THE MAN-MAKING FORCES OF THE MODERN STATEThe average citizen of our great state to-day is, I would respectfully submit, scarcely more than a dirty clout about his own buried talents.399. The Back of Miss Bathwick and George BoonHe never wrote anything for his public with his own hand.400. THE INVASION OF THE DRY LAND BY LIFENo creature can breathe, no creature can digest its food, without water.401. ALICE HEYDINGERThe previous session—their friendship was now nearly a year old—it had never once dawned upon him that she could possibly be pretty.402. CrisisOn-161- half a dozen sleepless pillows souls communed with the darkness, and two at least of those pillows were wet with tears.403. OF LOVE AND JUSTICE“Justice,” she asserts, “is an instinctive craving very nearly akin to the physical craving for equilibrium. Its social importance corresponds.404. The Beginning of "The Wild Asses of the Devil"“I know—I know I’m not. I know…. I’m a devil. A poor, lost, homeless devil.”405. The First Six Messages from Mr. CavorAn Abstract of the Six Messages First Received from Mr. Cavor406. THE STRUGGLE IN THE COUNCIL HOUSEGraham was the first to speak. His voice was loud and dictatorial. “What is this I hear?” he asked. “Are you bringing negroes here—to keep the people down?”407. THE END OF THE WARThe prophet who emerges with the most honour from this war is Bloch.408. THE CRISIS“By God!” said Ann Veronica for the first time in her life. “But I will! I will!”409. THE RENASCENCE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATIONOur history is now approaching our own times, and our study becomes more and more a study of the existing state of affairs.410. THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES AND THE PROPHETSAll the books that constitute the Old Testament were certainly in existence, and in very much their present form, at latest by the year 100 B.C.411. Twelve Stories and A Dream by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksTwelve Stories and A Dream by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!412. THE ENTERTAINMENT OF MR. DIRECK REACHES A CLIMAX"Of course," he said, turning to Direck, "Rendezvous is the life and soul of the country."413. POLLOCK AND THE PORROH MAN“Can’t say. They’re versatile people. They know a lot of rum dodges. You’d better get that copper-devil, Shakespear, to talk.”414. MR. CHAFFERY AT HOMELove and Mr. Lewisham by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. MR. CHAFFERY AT HOME415. PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITIONWho will win—Ostrog or the People? A thousand years hence that will still be just the open question we leave to-day.416. NATIONS IN LIQUIDATIONNow, as a matter of fact, money is a power only in so far as people believe in it and Governments sustain it.417. COMMON SENSE AND THE BALKAN STATESThe Balkan States never have been a problem, they have only been a part of a problem.418. The War of the Worlds: Chapter XI. AT THE WINDOW“What hasn’t?” In the obscurity I could see he made a gesture of despair. “They wiped us out—simply wiped us out,” he repeated again and again.419. Some Possible DiscoveriesAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. SOME POSSIBLE DISCOVERIES420. The Endowment of MotherhoodAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.421. MALIGNITY"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."422. Certain Social ReactionsBut how does this fit into the childless, disunited, and probably shifting ménage of our second picture?423. LOGIC STATIC AND LIFE KINETICThe current syllogistic logic rests on the assumption that either A is B or it is not B.424. THE RECORD OF THE ROCKSNot only is Space from the point of view of life and humanity empty, but Time is empty also.425. The Valley Of Spiders Towards mid-day the three pursuers came abruptly round a bend in the torrent bed upon the sight of a very broad and spacious valley.426. The War of the Worlds: Chapter XV. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN SURREYSurvivors there were none.427. THE END OF THE OLD ORDERGraham hesitated, and then walked forward to where the broken verge of wall dropped sheer. He stood looking down, a lonely, tall, black figure against the sky.428. THE PROBLEM OF THE BIRTH SUPPLYWe blame the popular mind overmuch429. Ann Veronica A Modern Love Story: Chap 15. THE LAST DAYS AT HOMEThey decided to go to Switzerland at the session’s end. “We’ll clean up everything tidy,” said Capes....430. THE SECOND MAIN GENERALIZATION OF SOCIALISMHis business undertakings would be under limitations his grandfather never knew—even harmless adulterations that merely intensify profit, forbidden him!431. The Hunting of the Wild Asses of the Devil“See already the new gravity in people’s faces, the generosities, the pacification of a thousand stupid squabbles——”432. THORNS AND ROSE PETALS“I never dreamt,” he said in even tones.433. THE CLASSIFICATORY ASSUMPTIONA mind nourished on anatomical study is of course permeated with the suggestion of the vagueness and instability of biological species.434. THE WAR AIMS OF THE WESTERN ALLIESIn some fashion it is now necessary to achieve sufficient human unity to establish a world peace and save the future of mankind.435. THE GIANT LEAGUERAt last he ventured on. “Here goes,” he said, and roused his machinery to motion again, followed intently by that great white eye.436. THE UNEXPECTED ANECDOTE OF THE LION“AS dead. It was one of the luckiest shots I ever fired. And I wasn't much over nine at the time, neither.”437. THE REVOLUTION AND FAMINE IN RUSSIAIn 1921 came a drought and a great famine among the peasant cultivators in the war-devastated south-east provinces. Millions of people starved.438. THE BESETTING OF SEXMy first parliament was the parliament of the Suffragettes.439. BELTANE AND NEW YEAR’S EVEThen abruptly we desisted and stood apart—looking at one another.440. A Telephone Call"I don't see why we shouldn't meet!" said Marjorie.441. HANDS OFF THE PEOPLE’S FOODAt the end unless the more prosperous people pull themselves together it will not be like that.442. MR. BRITLING CONTINUES HIS EXPOSITIONThey don't laugh at you.... At least—they laugh differently....443. THE RESCUE EXPEDITION“Nothing,” said Widgery, and aside in her ear: “You really ate scarcely anything, you know.”444. In the Days of the Comet by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksIn the Days of the Comet by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!445. THE CONSULTATION“Friction! I’m like a machine without oil. I’m grinding to death.... And it’s so DAMNED important I SHOULDN’T break down. It’s VITALLY important.”446. HOW I STOLE THE HEAPS OF QUAP FROM MORDET ISLAND“We got to make a fight for it,” said my uncle. “We got to face the music!”447. THE SPLENDOUR OF GREECEThe century and a half that followed the defeat of Persia was one of very great splendour for the Greek civilization.448. Race in UtopiaNo generalisations about race are too extravagant for the inflamed credulity of the present time.449. War in the Twentieth CenturyThe great change that is working itself out in warfare is the same change that is working itself out in the substance of the social fabric.450. The Pilgrimage to Lonely Hut"We wanted to be alone together. There was too much—over there—too much everything."451. A Day with the PopesThe train slowed down for the seventeenth time. Marjorie looked up and read "Buryhamstreet."452. The War of the Worlds: Chapter XIV. IN LONDON“There’s fighting going on about Weybridge” was the extent of their information.453. AMANDASome observant element in his composition guessed, and guessed quite accurately, that she was nineteen....454. ARTHUR OR OSWALD?She must not think. She must not think. She must swim like a machine. Like a machine. One.... Two.... One.... Two.... Slow and even.455. The Curate"Do you think I am a Man—like yourself? As the chequered man did."456. THE MAN’S OWN SHAREThey will in their own time take this world as a sculptor takes his marble and shape it better than all our dreams.457. Cribs“Soulful Owner of the Exorbiant Largenial Development.”—An Adam’s Apple being in question.458. WHY BRITAIN WENT TO WARWe face, perhaps, the most awful winter that mankind has ever faced.459. THE APPLE“I am—by Correspondence—of the London University,” said Mr. Hinchcliff, with irrepressible pride, and feeling nervously at his tie.460. ON FEAR AND ARISTOCRACYThe interest of him, the absurdity of him, the story of him, is that.461. THE NEW DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICS OF AMERICA AND FRANCEOf course this decision did not flash out complete and finished from the American mind at the beginning of these troubles.462. The Warp and the Woof of Things"The strange thing," said the Angel, "is the readiness of you Human Beings—the zest, with which you inflict pain. Those boys pelting me this morning——"463. In Truth, the Mastery of Flying Was the Work of Thousands of MenIn truth the mastery of flying was the work of thousands of men—this man a suggestion and that an experiment, until only one vigorous effort was required.464. EXPOSTULATIONS“This has almost killed your father.... After Gwen!”465. NIGHT AND THE OPEN SEA“This,” it came to me, “is England. That is what I wanted to give in my book. This!”466. SEVEN CENTURIES IN ASIA (CIRCA 50 B.C. TO A.D. 650)For a brief time under Odenathus, and then under his widow Zenobia, Palmyra was a considerable state, wedged between the two empires.467. THE SPIRITED HONEYMOON“They were traders—and nothing more. Just as we are. And when they were rich they got splendid clothes and feasted and rested. Much as we do.”468. The Potwell InnThe gun was certainly in possession of Uncle Jim at that time and no human being but Mr. Polly knows how he got hold of it.469. THE FIRST BATTLEThe assistant read a list of ‘ologies and ‘ographies. “Fifty resident,” said Mr. Blendershin concisely—“that’s your figure. Sixty, if you’re lucky.”470. THE WAR OF THE MINDAll the realities of this war are things of the mind.471. In The Fourth Year by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksIn The Fourth Year by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!472. THE RISE AND SPREAD OF BUDDHISMThe Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. THE RISE AND SPREAD OF BUDDHISM473. The Disease of ParliamentsAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.474. THE GIANT LOVERS“You are the Princess,” he said. “My father has told me. You are the Princess who was given the Food of the Gods.”475. The Probable Diffusion of Great CitiesBut I find my pen is running ahead, an imagination prone to realistic constructions is struggling to paint a picture altogether prematurely.476. OF AN ORGANIZED BROTHERHOODThe idea of organizing the progressive elements in the social chaos into a regular developing force is one that has had a great attraction for me.477. The Epilogue"Dear me!" said Mrs Mendham, "How heedless of me! And the cripple's grave too. But really you've no idea how much this monument cost them."478. THE PURSUIT OF THE TWO LOVERS“Thus life has always been,” we said; “thus it will always be.”479. OF OTHER RELIGIONSThese schemes are true, and also these schemes are false! in the sense that new things, new phrasings, have to replace them.480. Wilkins makes Certain Objections“A synthetic God,” said Boon. “If it is to be called a God at all.”481. HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER WAS HAUNTEDShe glanced over her shoulder and saw Hoopdriver. “Damn!” said the other man in brown, quite audibly, starting as he followed her glance.482. THE PROPHETIC HABIT OF MINDTo begin with, I remember that to me in my boyhood speculation about the Future was a monstrous joke.483. Mr Cave's Crystal EggThere was also, at the moment the story begins, a mass of crystal, worked into the shape of an egg and brilliantly polished.484. Being the First Chapter of "The Mind of the Race"“The old, old thing, you see! The weak protest of the living.”485. Mr. Polly an OrphanNobody missed Mr. Polly for a long time.486. THE FLYING MAN“‘Right about face,’ I said. ‘Not too close together.’487. THE GREEKSThe Greek tribes as we have told were a branch of the Aryan- speaking stem.488. ASSOCIATIONSThere is in this passage one particularly valuable idea, the idea of an association of people to guarantee the welfare of their children in common.489. FROM THE CROW’S NESTHe turned his eyes to the scene immediately before him again, trying to conceive the big factories of that intricate maze....490. The Wheels of Chance by H. G. Wells - Table of LinksThe Wheels of Chance by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. Read this book online for free on HackerNoon!491. SOCIALISM A DEVELOPING DOCTRINEThe first early Socialisms were most various and eccentric upon the question of government and control.492. My First FlightAn Englishman looks at the world by H. G. Wells, is part of the HackerNoon Books Series.493. The Life-History of DemocracyNow, this age is being constantly described as a "Democratic" age; "Democracy" is alleged to have affected art, literature, trade and religion alike in the most494. THE POSSIBLE UNIFICATION OF THE WORLD INTO ONE COMMUNITY OF KNOWLEDGE AND WILLOur history has traced a steady growth of the social and political units into which men have combined.495. A SEARCHING OF SCHOOLMASTERS“Time’s against us all,” said Oswald. “I suppose the next glacial age will overtake us long before we’re ready to fight out our destiny.”496. THE ROOF SPACES“We want to speak to you, Sire,” said the intruder. “We want—I can’t hold the thing. We have been trying to find a way to you—these three days.”497. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE UNIVERSE“We want everything to go on exactly as it did when they were alive,” said Phyllis to Mary.498. THOUGHT IN THE MODERN STATEA community that thinks freely and fully throughout its population is capable of a thousand things that are impossible in an unthinking mass of people.499. YOUNG CADDLES IN LONDONAnd one day he stood up, straightened his back, and said in a loud voice, “No!500. INTRODUCES MR. LEWISHAMTo judge by the room Mr. Lewisham thought little of Love but much on Greatness.Thank you for checking out the 500 most read blog posts about H.g. Wells on HackerNoon.Visit the /Learn Repo to find the most read blog posts about any technology.