The Short Stories of H. G. Wells

This book is a collection of short stories written by H. G. Wells. Containing over fifty tales, 'The Short Stories of H. G. Wells' constitutes a must-read for lovers of the short storm form and is not to be missed by fans of Wells' fantastic work. "The Father of Science Fiction" was also a staunch socialist, and his later works are increasingly political and didactic. The stories include: 'The Stolen Bacillus', 'The Flowering of the Strange Orchid', 'In the Avu Observatory', 'The Triumphs of a Taxidermist', 'A Deal In Ostriches', 'Through a Window', 'The Temptation of Harringay', 'The Flying Man', 'The Diamond Maker', 'Aepyornis Island', 'The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes', 'The Lord of the Dynamos', and more. Includes a specially commissioned new biography of the author.