如果你能隐身，你会去做什么？
威尔斯脍炙人口的代表作，多次被改编成影视剧！
科幻小说史上的不朽经典！
《隐身人》描写了穷困的研究员格里芬怀着极大的热情发明了一种隐身术，把自己变成了来去无踪的隐身人。这种“超能力”使他渐渐迷失了自我，企图依靠此发明建立一个“恐怖王朝”，使自己成为凌驾于社会之上的超人。最终隐身人在与人们的对抗中……《隐身人》异常大胆地想象了存在一种理论上可以改变身体折射率的药物，人服下后可以实现真正意义上的肉身隐形……

人性与兽性，科学与伦理，地狱与天堂！
威尔斯极其著名、极其诡谲、极难捉摸的作品之一！
曾被改编成电影《亡魂岛》《冲出人魔岛》《拦截人魔岛》！
《莫罗博士岛》讲述了一个名叫莫罗的科学家，在一个无名的小岛上对各种动物进行活体解剖和器官移植，将其改造成兽人。这些兽人能直立行走，能讲话，具备人的某些特性，并且能够进行一些人类活动。莫罗试图对兽人进行肉体和精神的双重控制，却……《莫罗博士岛》从古老神话传说与当时争议颇大的活体解剖实验中汲取灵感，结合威尔斯师从赫胥黎的经历以及对达尔文进化论的认识，从生物学角度构想出了“兽人合体”与“动物人化”的可能性……

80万年后的世界，会是怎样一副图景？
首次提出“时间旅行”概念！
“科幻小说界的莎士比亚”成名作！
科幻小说史上第一部时间旅行题材作品！
1895年《时间机器》出版，该年被认为“科幻小说诞生元年”！
《时间机器》是威尔斯很早获得成功的一部科幻小说。故事的主人公“时间旅行者”发明了一部“时间机器”，乘上它就能够自由驰骋于过去和未来的世界。当他乘着机器来到公元802701年时，发现人类已分化为两个人种：一种是住在颓败宫殿中悠闲优雅、娇小柔弱的艾洛伊人；另一种是生活在地下的面目狰狞、终日劳动的莫洛克人……“时间旅行者”还来到了几百万年之后，那时人类……

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mixes chilling terror, suspense, and acute psychological understanding into a tale of an equally adventurous scientist who discovers the formula for invisibility—a secret that drives him mad.
Immensely popular during his lifetime, H. G. Wells, along with Jules Verne, is credited with inventing science fiction. This new volume offers two of Wells’s best-loved and most critically acclaimed “scientific romances.” In each, the author grounds his fantastical imagination in scientific fact and conjecture while lacing his narrative with vibrant action, not merely to tell a “ripping yarn,” but to offer a biting critique on the world around him. “The strength of Mr. Wells,” wrote Arnold Bennett, “lies in the fact that he is not only a scientist, but a most talented student of character, especially quaint character. He will not only ingeniously describe for you a scientific miracle, but he will set down that miracle in the midst of a country village, sketching with excellent humour the inn-landlady, the blacksmith, the chemist’s apprentice, the doctor, and all the other persons whom the miracle affects.”

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《人类文明简史》是一部如小说般精彩的世界简史，是一部关于生命进化和人类发展的世界史。内容上溯生命的起源，下至第二次世界大战，讲述人类从无到有、从古至今的文明发展历程。对古代埃及、古代希腊、古代罗马、欧洲文艺复兴、宗教改革、英国工业革命、美国独立战争、法国大革命等，都有独到的叙述。对东方文化，包括儒家和道家等，均有所涉及。其丰富多彩的内容、豁达自由的世界观、开阔清晰的视野，加之作者威尔斯以作家身份的著史，文采蔚然，脉络清晰，使本书具有很强的可读性，自问世以来一直深受世界各国读者的喜爱，畅销至今。

Illus. in black-and-white. When a turn-of-the-century scientist travels into the distant future in his time machine, he expects to find progress and superior people. But instead he discovers a world in decay. Reading 2.4.

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Je vis des arbres croître et changer comme des bouffées de vapeur ; tantôt roux, tantôt verts ; ils croissaient, s'étendaient, se brisaient et disparaissaient. Je vis d'immenses édifices s'élever, vagues et splendides, et passer comme des rêves. Toute la surface de la terre semblait changée – ondoyant et s'évanouissant sous mes yeux. Les petites aiguilles, sur les cadrans qui enregistraient ma vitesse, couraient de plus en plus vite. Bientôt je remarquai que le cercle lumineux du soleil montait et descendait, d'un solstice à l'autre, en moins d'une minute, et que par conséquent j'allais à une vitesse de plus d'une année par minute ; et de minute en minute la neige blanche apparaissait sur le monde et s'évanouissait pour être suivie par la verdure brillante et courte du printemps.

OUR AIRSHIP ESCAPADES into "a Dystopian Retro-Future which never was" continue in the epic Zeppelin war novel by H. G. Wells, THE WAR IN THE AIR. Young Bert Smallways, a brilliant mechanist and accidental aeronaut, finds himself as a reluctant stowaway upon the very same airship which begins the Great War. This is "dieselpunk" at its finest, featuring petrol-powered war machines, ironclads, bombardments, espionage, intrigue and daring adventures in the wild skies of the earliest 1900s. Smallways is swept away aboard the Vaterland, the flagship piloted by a belligerent German Prince, whose mastery of technology shall herald in a new age of war. How long can Smallways keep his identity a secret from the Prince? Will Bert survive THE WAR IN THE AIR?

This chilling, futuristic novel, written in 1913 and first published the following year, was incredibly prophetic on a major scale. Wells was a genius and visionary, as demonstrated by many of his other works, but this book is clearly one of his best. He predicts nuclear warfare years before research began and describes the chain reactions involved and the resulting radiation. He describes a weapon of enormous destructive power, used from the air that would wipe out everything for miles, and actually used the term "atomic bombs." This book may have been at least part of the original inspiration for the development of atomic weapons, as well as presenting many other ideas that would ultimately come to pass. Some ideas may still be coming, including a one-world government referred to as The World Republic, that will attempt to end all wars.

Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer.
He was prolific in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in
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Having devoted his studies to optics and refraction, an impulsive scientist named Griffin has rendered himself invisible. Unable to reverse the effects, his struggle to survive grows desperate until he realizes that there are benefits to living out of the public eye. Increasingly isolated, he soon spirals into a life of crime and degenerates into madness. He can’t see that he has become his own worst enemy.

Exploring the loss of identity and the willful disappearance of conscience and morality, H. G. Wells crafted one of his most suspenseful and cautionary tales, which continues to intrigue to this day.

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A metallic cylinder falls to earth, landing in the sands of Horsell Common, Surrey, generating curiosity and awe. But what’s inside soon induces only terror. The story that unfolds is a breathless first-person account of an inconceivable reality: an extraterrestrial war has been waged on the planet.

In a twist on cautionary turn-of-the-century invasion literature, H. G. Wells posits the Martian attack as an insurmountable apocalyptic event. The first of its kind and a foundational work, The War of the Worlds inspired a radio broadcast, television shows, graphic novels, and countless films; roused the imagination and stirred anxieties; and changed the landscape of science fiction for generations.

AmazonClassics brings you timeless works from the masters of storytelling. Ideal for anyone who wants to read a great work for the first time or rediscover an old favorite, these new editions open the door to literature’s most unforgettable characters and beloved worlds.

“I’ve had a most amazing time....”

So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account of his journey 800,000 years beyond his own era—and the story that launched H.G. Wells’s successful career and earned him his reputation as the father of science fiction. With a speculative leap that still fires the imagination, Wells sends his brave explorer to face a future burdened with our greatest hopes...and our darkest fears. A pull of the Time Machine’s lever propels him to the age of a slowly dying Earth.  There he discovers two bizarre races—the ethereal Eloi and the subterranean Morlocks—who not only symbolize the duality of human nature, but offer a terrifying portrait of the men of tomorrow as well.  Published in 1895, this masterpiece of invention captivated readers on the threshold of a new century. Thanks to Wells’s expert storytelling and provocative insight, The Time Machine will continue to enthrall readers for generations to come.

This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.

“I’ve had a most amazing time....”

So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account of his journey 800,000 years beyond his own era—and the story that launched H.G. Wells’s successful career and earned him his reputation as the father of science fiction. With a speculative leap that still fires the imagination, Wells sends his brave explorer to face a future burdened with our greatest hopes...and our darkest fears. A pull of the Time Machine’s lever propels him to the age of a slowly dying Earth.  There he discovers two bizarre races—the ethereal Eloi and the subterranean Morlocks—who not only symbolize the duality of human nature, but offer a terrifying portrait of the men of tomorrow as well.  Published in 1895, this masterpiece of invention captivated readers on the threshold of a new century. Thanks to Wells’s expert storytelling and provocative insight, The Time Machine will continue to enthrall readers for generations to come.

Хърбърт Уелс (1866–1946) е един от основоположниците на научнофантастичната литература. За разлика от Жул Верн, той я превръща в „приключение на мисълта“, първи я насища със социално съдържание, нравствени анализи и прогнози. Същевременно проявява афинитет към големите естественонаучни и физически открития на своето време, като свързва с тях и най-необузданите свои хрумвания. „Машината на времето“ е първият роман на Уелс (1895), който веднага налага името на своя създател. В предлаганата от нас книга е включен и още един ранен роман на писателя „Островът на д-р Моро“.

Машината на времето
The Time Machine, 1895

Островът на доктор Моро
The Island of Dr. Moreau, 1896