Twelve Stories and a Dream by H.G Wells.


Book Description

Twelve Stories and a Dream by H.G Wells. Thirteen short stories by HG Wells, the master of speculative fiction! Included in this collection is "Mr Skelmersdale in Fairyland" where a man finds his way into fairyland where a fairy queen tries to seduce him away from his human fiancee. In other stories a ghost gets stuck and can't get back to the "other side," a man decides to try being a god for a few months, a magic shop sells "the real thing," a scientist sells time in a bottle, a body is stolen (while its owner is still alive) and a man dreams or does he?"




H. G. Wells - Twelve Stories and a Dream


Book Description

Twelve Stories and a Dream -- "A Dream of Armageddon": "That book," he repeated, pointing a lean finger, "is about dreams. Dreams tell you nothing." I did not catch his meaning for a second. "They don't know," he added. I looked a little more attentively at his face. "There are dreams," he said, "and dreams." Also includes "Filmer," "The Magic Shop," "The Valley of Spiders," "The Truth about Pyecraft," "Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland," "The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost," "Jimmy Goggles the God," "The New Accelerator," "Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation," "The Stolen Body," "Mr. Brisher's Treasure," and "Miss Winchelsea's Heart."Includes a biography of the author.




Twelve Stories and a Dream


Book Description

Herbert George Wells (1866–1946) was an English writer. He was proli?c in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science ?ction novels. “Twelve Stories and a Dream” presents the readers with a variety of classic Wells’ tales. The stories include: “Filmer”, “The Magic Shop”, “The Valley of Spiders” and many others, including “Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland” – the story of a man who ? nds his way into fairyland where a fairy queen tries to seduce him away from his human ?ancee.




Twelve Stories and a Dream


Book Description

Reproduction of the original: Twelve Stories and a Dream by H.G. Wells




H. G. Wells - Twelve Stories and a Dream


Book Description

Twelve Stories and a Dream -- "A Dream of Armageddon": "That book," he repeated, pointing a lean finger, "is about dreams. Dreams tell you nothing." I did not catch his meaning for a second. "They don't know," he added. I looked a little more attentively at his face. "There are dreams," he said, "and dreams." Also includes "Filmer," "The Magic Shop," "The Valley of Spiders," "The Truth about Pyecraft," "Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland," "The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost," "Jimmy Goggles the God," "The New Accelerator," "Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation," "The Stolen Body," "Mr. Brisher's Treasure," and "Miss Winchelsea's Heart."Includes a biography of the author.




Twelve Stories and a Dream by H. G. Wells - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)


Book Description

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Twelve Stories and a Dream’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of H. G. Wells’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Wells includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Twelve Stories and a Dream’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Wells’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles







Twelve Stories and a Dream


Book Description

Twelve Stories and a Dream is a collection of short stories by the famous author H. G. Wells. The collection of stories that include: FILMER THE MAGIC SHOP THE VALLEY OF SPIDERS THE TRUTH ABOUT PYECRAFT MR. SKELMERSDALE IN FAIRYLAND THE STORY OF THE INEXPERIENCED GHOST JIMMY GOGGLES THE GOD THE NEW ACCELERATOR MR. LEDBETTER'S VACATION THE STOLEN BODY MR. BRISHER'S TREASURE MISS WINCHELSEA'S HEART A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama.




Twelve Stories and a Dream


Book Description

Twelve Stories and a Dream by H. G. Wells