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A scientist invents a machine that carries him into the future. While there, he discovers a race of gentle humans. He also meets some evil creatures. Even worse, his Time Machine is trapped deep inside their secret caverns. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing…
In the late 19th century, a cylinder crashes down near London. When George investigates, a Martian activates an evil machine and begins destroying everything in its path! George must find a way to survive a War of the Worlds. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and…
The Wheels of Chance is an early comic novel by H. G. Wells about an August 1895 cycling holiday, somewhat in the style of Three Men in a Boat.
To escape his monotonous life and the threat of his owner expelling him, Griffin becomes invisible and begins to commit robberies and jokes. Soon, however, Griffin decides he wants to return to normal and begins to try to find a reverse formula. He dresses in costumes and tries to stay at an inn to elaborate…
The protagonist of The History of Mr. Polly is an antihero inspired by H. G. Wells’s early experiences in the drapery trade: Alfred Polly, born circa 1870, a timid and directionless young man living in Edwardian England, who despite his own bumbling achieves contented serenity with little help from those around him. Mr. Polly’s most…
This book is a wonderful work of fiction by H.G. Wells. It is the tale of a fallen angel who simply cannot adapt to society in a small English village. The angel’s reactions to the villagers, his pureness and wholesomeness make him an enemy of the people. As time passes on earth, he becomes more…
