The Project Gutenberg EBook of Index for Works of H. G. Wells, by H. G. Wells This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. Title: Index of the Project Gutenerg Works of H. G. Wells Hyperlinks to all Chapters of all Individual Ebooks Author: H. G. Wells Editor: David Widger Release Date: July 12, 2018 [EBook #57490] Last Updated: November 2, 2018 Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK INDEX FOR WORKS OF H. G. WELLS *** Produced by David Widger INDEX FOR THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF H. G. WELLS With hyperlinks to all Chapters of the Individual Ebooks Compiled by David Widger CONTENTS Click on the ## before each title to go directly to a linked index of the detailed chapters for any of the listed ebooks. Click on the title to open the entire on-line ebook. ## ANN VERONICA ## TONO-BUNGAY ## WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES ## THE WAR IN THE AIR. ## GOD THE INVISIBLE KING. ## THE NEW MACHIAVELLI. ## THE WORLD SET FREE. ## THE RESEARCH MAGNIFICENT. ## THE WHEELS OF CHANCE. ## THE SOUL OF A BISHOP. ## THE SECRET PLACES OF THE HEART. ## TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM. ## WAR AND THE FUTURE. ## FIRST AND LAST THINGS. ## MANKIND IN THE MAKING. THE RED ROOM. ## THE TIME MACHINE ## THE WAR OF THE WORLDS ## THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU ## DOOR IN THE WALL AND OTHER STORIES ## THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON ## FLOOR GAMES ## LITTLE WARS ## IN THE DAYS OF THE COMET ## THE INVISIBLE MAN MODERN UTOPIA ## THE HISTORY OF MR. POLLY ## IN THE FOURTH YEAR ## WHAT IS COMING ## ENGLISHMAN ## LOVE ## THE FOOD GOD ## THE COUNTRY BLIND ## THE SLEEPER AWAKES ## THE STOLEN BACILLUS ## MR. BRITLING SEES IT THROUGH ## NOCTURNE ## CERTAIN PERSONAL MATTERS ## ANTICIPATIONS ## BIOLOGY, PART 1 VERTEBRATA ## TALES OF SPACE AND TIME ## SELECT CONVERSATIONS WITH AN UNCLE ## PASSIONATE FRIENDS ## NEW WORLDS FOR OLD ## THE WIFE OF SIR ISAAC HARMAN ## UNDERGROUND MAN ## THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATION ## WONDERFUL VISIT ## THE MIND OF THE RACE MARRIAGE ## HISTORY OF THE WORLD ## SEA LADY ## KIPPS ## THE PLATTNER STORY AND OTHERS THE DISCOVERY OF THE FUTURE ## THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY ## THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON THIS MISERY OF BOOTS ## THE FUTURE IN AMERICA ## THE WAR THAT WILL END WAR TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES ANN VERONICA A MODERN LOVE STORY By H. G. Wells “The art of ignoring is one of the accomplishments of every well-bred girl, so carefully instilled that at last she can even ignore her own thoughts and her own knowledge.” CONTENTS ANN VERONICA CHAPTER THE FIRST CHAPTER THE SECOND CHAPTER THE THIRD CHAPTER THE FOURTH CHAPTER THE FIFTH CHAPTER THE SIXTH CHAPTER THE SEVENTH CHAPTER THE EIGHTH CHAPTER THE NINTH CHAPTER THE TENTH CHAPTER THE ELEVENTH CHAPTER THE TWELFTH CHAPTER THE THIRTEENTH CHAPTER THE FOURTEENTH CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH CHAPTER THE SIXTEENTH CHAPTER THE SEVENTEENTH TONO-BUNGAY by H.G Wells CONTENTS BOOK THE FIRST CHAPTER THE FIRST CHAPTER THE SECOND CHAPTER THE THIRD BOOK THE SECOND CHAPTER THE FIRST CHAPTER THE SECOND CHAPTER THE THIRD CHAPTER THE FOURTH BOOK THE THIRD CHAPTER THE FIRST CHAPTER THE SECOND CHAPTER THE THIRD CHAPTER THE FOURTH BOOK THE FOURTH CHAPTER THE FIRST CHAPTER THE SECOND CHAPTER THE THIRD WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES By H. G. Wells CONTENTS CHAPTER I. INSOMNIA CHAPTER II. THE TRANCE CHAPTER III. THE AWAKENING CHAPTER IV. THE SOUND OF A TUMULT CHAPTER V. THE MOVING WAYS CHAPTER VI. THE HALL OF THE ATLAS CHAPTER VII. IN THE SILENT ROOMS CHAPTER VIII. THE ROOF SPACES CHAPTER IX. THE PEOPLE MARCH CHAPTER X. THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS CHAPTER XI. THE OLD MAN WHO KNEW EVERYTHING CHAPTER XII. OSTROG CHAPTER XIII. THE END OF THE OLD ORDER CHAPTER XIV. FROM THE CROW’S NEST CHAPTER XV. PROMINENT PEOPLE CHAPTER XVI. THE AEROPHILE CHAPTER XVII. THREE DAYS CHAPTER XVIII. GRAHAM REMEMBERS CHAPTER XIX. OSTROG’S POINT OF VIEW CHAPTER XX. IN THE CITY WAYS CHAPTER XXI. THE UNDER SIDE CHAPTER XXII. THE STRUGGLE IN THE COUNCIL HOUSE CHAPTER XXIII. WHILE THE AEROPLANES WERE COMING CHAPTER XXIV. THE COMING OF THE AEROPLANES THE WAR IN THE AIR By H. G. Wells Contents PREFACE TO REPRINT EDITION THE WAR IN THE AIR CHAPTER I. OF PROGRESS AND THE SMALLWAYS FAMILY CHAPTER II. HOW BERT SMALLWAYS GOT INTO DIFFICULTIES CHAPTER III. THE BALLOON CHAPTER IV. THE GERMAN AIR-FLEET CHAPTER V. THE BATTLE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC CHAPTER VI. HOW WAR CAME TO NEW YORK CHAPTER VII. THE “VATERLAND” IS DISABLED CHAPTER VIII. A WORLD AT WAR CHAPTER IX. ON GOAT ISLAND CHAPTER X. THE WORLD UNDER THE WAR CHAPTER XI. THE GREAT COLLAPSE THE EPILOGUE GOD THE INVISIBLE KING by H. G. Wells Contents PREFACE GOD THE INVISIBLE KING CHAPTER THE FIRST CHAPTER THE SECOND CHAPTER THE THIRD CHAPTER THE FOURTH CHAPTER THE FIFTH CHAPTER THE SIXTH CHAPTER THE SEVENTH THE COSMOGONY OF MODERN RELIGION HERESIES; OR THE THINGS THAT GOD IS NOT THE LIKENESS OF GOD THE RELIGION OF ATHEISTS THE INVISIBLE KING MODERN IDEAS OF SIN AND DAMNATION THE IDEA OF A CHURCH THE NEW MACHIAVELLI by H. G. Wells CONTENTS BOOK THE FIRST: THE MAKING OF A MAN CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ CONCERNING A BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTEN CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ BROMSTEAD AND MY FATHER CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ SCHOLASTIC CHAPTER THE FOURTH ~~ ADOLESCENCE BOOK THE SECOND: MARGARET CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ MARGARET IN STAFFORDSHIRE CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ MARGARET IN LONDON CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ MARGARET IN VENICE CHAPTER THE FOURTH ~~ THE HOUSE IN WESTMINSTER BOOK THE THIRD: THE HEART OF POLITICS CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ THE RIDDLE FOR THE STATESMAN CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ SEEKING ASSOCIATES CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ SECESSION CHAPTER THE FOURTH ~~ THE BESETTING OF SEX BOOK THE FOURTH: ISABEL CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ LOVE AND SUCCESS CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ THE IMPOSSIBLE POSITION CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ THE BREAKING POINT THE WORLD SET FREE H.G. WELLS We Are All Things That Make And Pass, Striving Upon A Hidden Mission, Out To The Open Sea. TO Frederick Soddy’s ‘Interpretation Of Radium’ This Story, Which Owes Long Passages To The Eleventh Chapter Of That Book, Acknowledges And Inscribes Itself Contents PREFACE PRELUDE THE SUN SNARERS CHAPTER THE FIRST THE NEW SOURCE OF ENERGY CHAPTER THE SECOND THE LAST WAR CHAPTER THE THIRD THE ENDING OF WAR CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE NEW PHASE CHAPTER THE FIFTH THE LAST DAYS OF MARCUS KARENIN THE RESEARCH MAGNIFICENT by H. G. Wells 1915 Contents THE RESEARCH MAGNIFICENT THE PRELUDE ON FEAR AND ARISTOCRACY THE STORY CHAPTER THE FIRST ~~ THE BOY GROWS UP CHAPTER THE SECOND ~~ THE YOUNG MAN ABOUT TOWN CHAPTER THE THIRD ~~ AMANDA CHAPTER THE FOURTH ~~ THE SPIRITED HONEYMOON CHAPTER THE FIFTH ~~ THE ASSIZE OF JEALOUSY CHAPTER THE SIXTH ~~ THE NEW HAROUN AL RASCHID THE WHEELS OF CHANCE; A BICYCLING IDYLL By H.G. Wells 1896 CONTENTS I. THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTER IN THE STORY II III IV. THE RIDING FORTH OF MR. HOOPDRIVER V. THE SHAMEFUL EPISODE OF THE YOUNG LADY IN GREY VI. ON THE ROAD TO RIPLEY VII. VIII. IX. HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER WAS HAUNTED X. THE IMAGININGS OF MR. HOOPDRIVER'S HEART XI. OMISSIONS XII. THE DREAMS OF MR. HOOPDRIVER XIII. HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER WENT TO HASLEMERE XIV. HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER REACHED MIDHURST XV. AN INTERLUDE XVI. OF THE ARTIFICIAL IN MAN, AND OF THE ZEITGEIST XVII. THE ENCOUNTER AT MIDHURST XVIII. XIX. XX. THE PURSUIT XXI. AT BOGNOR XXII. XXIII. XXIV. THE MOONLIGHT RIDE XXV. XXVI. THE SURBITON INTERLUDE XXVII. THE AWAKENING OF MR. HOOPDRIVER XXVIII. THE DEPARTURE FROM CHICHESTER XXIX. THE UNEXPECTED ANECDOTE OF THE LION XXX. THE RESCUE EXPEDITION XXXI. XXXII. MR. HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT XXXIII. THE ABASEMENT OF MR. HOOPDRIVER XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVI. XXXVII. IN THE NEW FOREST XXXVIII. AT THE RUFUS STONE XXXIX. XL. XLI. THE ENVOY THE SOUL OF A BISHOP By H. G. Wells Contents THE SOUL OF A BISHOP CHAPTER THE FIRST THE DREAM CHAPTER THE SECOND THE WEAR AND TEAR OF EPISCOPACY CHAPTER THE THIRD INSOMNIA CHAPTER THE FOURTH THE SYMPATHY OF LADY SUNDERBUND CHAPTER THE FIFTH THE FIRST VISION CHAPTER THE SIXTH EXEGETICAL CHAPTER THE SEVENTH THE SECOND VISION CHAPTER THE EIGHTH THE NEW WORLD CHAPTER THE NINTH THE THIRD VISION THE SECRET PLACES OF THE HEART By H. G. Wells 1922 Contents THE SECRET PLACES OF THE HEART CHAPTER THE FIRST CHAPTER THE SECOND CHAPTER THE THIRD CHAPTER THE FOURTH CHAPTER THE FIFTH CHAPTER THE SIXTH CHAPTER THE SEVENTH CHAPTER THE EIGHTH CHAPTER THE NINTH 1. THE CONSULTATION 2. LADY HARDY 3. THE DEPARTURE 4. AT MAIDENHEAD 5. IN THE LAND OF THE FORGOTTEN PEOPLES 6. THE ENCOUNTER AT STONEHENGE 7. COMPANIONSHIP 8. FULL MOON 9. THE LAST DAYS OF SIR RICHMOND HARDY TWELVE STORIES AND A DREAM By H. G. Wells Contents 1. FILMER 2. THE MAGIC SHOP 3. THE VALLEY OF SPIDERS 4. THE TRUTH ABOUT PYECRAFT 5. MR. SKELMERSDALE IN FAIRYLAND 6. THE STORY OF THE INEXPERIENCED GHOST 7. JIMMY GOGGLES THE GOD 8. THE NEW ACCELERATOR 9. MR. LEDBETTER'S VACATION 10. THE STOLEN BODY 11. MR. BRISHER'S TREASURE 12. MISS WINCHELSEA'S HEART 13. A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON WAR AND THE FUTURE Italy, France and Britain at War by H. G. Wells CONTENTS THE PASSING OF THE EFFIGY THE WAR IN ITALY (AUGUST, 1916) I. THE ISONZO FRONT II. THE MOUNTAIN WAR III. BEHIND THE FRONT THE WESTERN WAR (SEPTEMBER, 1916) I. RUINS II. THE GRADES OF WAR III. THE WAR LANDSCAPE IV. NEW ARMS FOR OLD ONES V. TANKS HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE WAR I. DO THEY REALLY THINK AT ALL? II. THE YIELDING PACIFIST AND THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR III. THE RELIGIOUS REVIVAL IV. THE RIDDLE OF THE BRITISH V. THE SOCIAL CHANGES IN PROGRESS VI. THE ENDING OF THE WAR FIRST AND LAST THINGS A CONFESSION OF FAITH AND RULE OF LIFE By H.G. Wells CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. BOOK THE FIRST. — METAPHYSICS. 1.1. THE NECESSITY FOR METAPHYSICS. 1.2. THE RESUMPTION OF METAPHYSICAL ENQUIRY. 1.3. THE WORLD OF FACT. 1.4. SCEPTICISM OF THE INSTRUMENT. 1.5. THE CLASSIFICATORY ASSUMPTION. 1.6. EMPTY TERMS. 1.7. NEGATIVE TERMS. 1.8. LOGIC STATIC AND LIFE KINETIC. 1.9. PLANES AND DIALECTS OF THOUGHT. 1.10. PRACTICAL CONCLUSIONS FROM THESE CONSIDERATIONS. 1.11. BELIEFS. 1.12. SUMMARY. BOOK THE SECOND — OF BELIEFS 2.1. MY PRIMARY ACT OF FAITH. 2.2. ON USING THE NAME OF GOD. 2.3. FREE WILL AND PREDESTINATION. 2.4. A PICTURE OF THE WORLD OF MEN. 2.5. THE PROBLEM OF MOTIVES THE REAL PROBLEM OF LIFE. 2.6. A REVIEW OF MOTIVES. 2.7. THE SYNTHETIC MOTIVE. 2.8. THE BEING OF MANKIND. 2.9. INDIVIDUALITY AN INTERLUDE. 2.10. THE MYSTIC ELEMENT. 2.11. THE SYNTHESIS. 2.12. OF PERSONAL IMMORTALITY. 2.13. A CRITICISM OF CHRISTIANITY. 2.14. OF OTHER RELIGIONS. 2.15. BOOK THE THIRD — OF GENERAL CONDUCT 3.1. CONDUCT FOLLOWS FROM BELIEF. 3.2. WHAT IS GOOD? 3.3. SOCIALISM. 3.4. A CRITICISM OF CERTAIN FORMS OF SOCIALISM. 3.5. HATE AND LOVE. 3.6. THE PRELIMINARY SOCIAL DUTY. 3.7. WRONG WAYS OF LIVING. 3.8. SOCIAL PARASITISM AND CONTEMPORARY INJUSTICES. 3.9. THE CASE OF THE WIFE AND MOTHER. 3.10. ASSOCIATIONS. 3.11. OF AN ORGANIZED BROTHERHOOD. 3.12. CONCERNING NEW STARTS AND NEW RELIGIONS. 3.13. THE IDEA OF THE CHURCH. 3.14. OF SECESSION. 3.15. A DILEMMA. 3.16. A COMMENT. 3.17. WAR. 3.18. WAR AND COMPETITION. 3.19. MODERN WAR. 3.20. OF ABSTINENCES AND DISCIPLINES. 3.21. ON FORGETTING, AND THE NEED OF PRAYER, READING, DISCUSSION AND WORSHIP 3.22. DEMOCRACY AND ARISTOCRACY. 3.23. ON DEBTS OF HONOUR. 3.24. THE IDEA OF JUSTICE. 3.25. OF LOVE AND JUSTICE. 3.26. THE WEAKNESS OF IMMATURITY. 3.27. POSSIBILITY OF A NEW ETIQUETTE. 3.28. SEX. 3.29. THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE. 3.30. CONDUCT IN RELATION TO THE THING THAT IS. 3.31. CONDUCT TOWARDS TRANSGRESSORS. BOOK THE FOURTH — SOME PERSONAL THINGS. 4.1. PERSONAL LOVE AND LIFE. 4.2. THE NATURE OF LOVE. 4.3. THE WILL TO LOVE. 4.4. LOVE AND DEATH. 4.5. THE CONSOLATION OF FAILURE. 4.6. THE LAST CONFESSION. MANKIND IN THE MAKING CONTENTS PREFACE MANKIND IN THE MAKING I. THE NEW REPUBLIC II. THE PROBLEM OF THE BIRTH SUPPLY III. CERTAIN WHOLESALE ASPECTS OF MAN-MAKING IV. THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MIND AND LANGUAGE V. THE MAN-MAKING FORCES OF THE MODERN STATE VI. SCHOOLING VII. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES VIII. THE CULTIVATION OF THE IMAGINATION IX. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION X. THOUGHT IN THE MODERN STATE XI. THE MAN’S OWN SHARE APPENDIX THE TIME MACHINE An Invention H. G. Wells CONTENTS I Introduction II The Machine III The Time Traveller Returns IV Time Travelling V In the Golden Age VI The Sunset of Mankind VII A Sudden Shock VIII Explanation IX The Morlocks X When Night Came XI The Palace of Green Porcelain XII In the Darkness XIII The Trap of the White Sphinx XIV The Further Vision XV The Time Traveller’s Return XVI After the Story Epilogue THE WAR OF THE WORLDS By H. G. Wells CONTENTS BOOK ONE.—THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS I. THE EVE OF THE WAR II. THE FALLING STAR. III. ON HORSELL COMMON. IV. THE CYLINDER OPENS. V. THE HEAT-RAY. VI. THE HEAT-RAY IN THE CHOBHAM ROAD. VII. HOW I REACHED HOME. VIII. FRIDAY NIGHT. IX. THE FIGHTING BEGINS. X. IN THE STORM. XI. AT THE WINDOW. XII. WHAT I SAW OF THE DESTRUCTION OF WEYBRIDGE AND SHEPPERTON. XIII. HOW I FELL IN WITH THE CURATE. XIV. IN LONDON. XV. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN SURREY. XVI. THE EXODUS FROM LONDON. XVII. THE “THUNDER CHILD”. BOOK TWO.—THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS I. UNDER FOOT. II. WHAT WE SAW FROM THE RUINED HOUSE. III. THE DAYS OF IMPRISONMENT. VI. THE DEATH OF THE CURATE. V. THE STILLNESS. VI. THE WORK OF FIFTEEN DAYS. VII. THE MAN ON PUTNEY HILL. VIII. DEAD LONDON. IX. WRECKAGE. X. THE EPILOGUE. THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU by H. G. Wells CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. IN THE DINGEY OF THE “LADY VAIN” II. THE MAN WHO WAS GOING NOWHERE III. THE STRANGE FACE IV. AT THE SCHOONER'S RAIL V. THE MAN WHO HAD NOWHERE TO GO VI. THE EVIL-LOOKING BOATMEN VII. THE LOCKED DOOR VIII. THE CRYING OF THE PUMA IX. THE THING IN THE FOREST X. THE CRYING OF THE MAN XI. THE HUNTING OF THE MAN XII. THE SAYERS OF THE LAW XIII. THE PARLEY XIV. DOCTOR MOREAU EXPLAINS XV. CONCERNING THE BEAST FOLK XVI. HOW THE BEAST FOLK TASTE BLOOD XVII. A CATASTROPHE XVIII. THE FINDING OF MOREAU XIX. MONTGOMERY'S BANK HOLIDAY XX. ALONE WITH THE BEAST FOLK XXI. THE REVERSION OF THE BEAST FOLK XXII. THE MAN ALONE THE DOOR IN THE WALL And Other Stories By H. G. Wells CONTENTS THE DOOR IN THE WALL AND OTHER STORIES THE DOOR IN THE WALL THE STAR A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON THE CONE A MOONLIGHT FABLE THE DIAMOND MAKER THE LORD OF THE DYNAMOS THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON By H.G. Wells CONTENTS Chapter 1 — Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne Chapter 2 — The First Making of Cavorite Chapter 3 — The Building of the sphere Chapter 4 — Inside the Sphere Chapter 5 — The Journey to the Moon Chapter 6 — The Landing on the Moon Chapter 7 — Sunrise on the Moon Chapter 8 — A Lunar Morning Chapter 9 — Prospecting Begins Chapter 10 — Lost Men in the Moon Chapter 11 — The Mooncalf Pastures Chapter 12 — The Selenite’s Face Chapter 13 — Mr. Cavor Makes Some Suggestions Chapter 14 — Experiments in intercourse Chapter 15 — The Giddy Bridge Chapter 16 — Points of View Chapter 17 — The Fight in the Cave of the Moon Butchers Chapter 18 — In the Sunlight Chapter 19 — Mr. Bedford Alone Chapter 20 — Mr. Bedford in Infinite Space Chapter 21 — Mr. Bedford at Littlestone Chapter 22 — The Astonishing Communication of Mr. Julius Wendigee Chapter 23 — An Abstract of the Six Messages First Received from Mr. Cavor Chapter 24 — The Natural History of the Selenites Chapter 25 — The Grand Lunar Chapter 26 — The Last Message Cavor sent to the Earth FLOOR GAMES Herbert George Wells CONTENTS I. The Toys To Have II. The Game Of The Wonderful Islands III. Of The Building Of Cities IV. Funiculars, Marble Towers, Castles And War Games, But Very Little Of War Games LITTLE WARS (A Game for Boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books) With an Appendix on Kriegspiel H. G. Wells CONTENTS I. OF THE LEGENDARY PAST II. THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN LITTLE WARFARE III. THE RULES— The Country The Move Mobility of the Various Arms Hand-to-Hand Fighting and Capturing Varieties of the Battle-Game Composition of Forces Size of the Soldiers IV. THE BATTLE OF HOOK'S FARM V. EXTENSIONS AND AMPLIFICATIONS OF LITTLE WAR VI. ENDING WITH A SORT OF CHALLENGE APPENDIX— LITTLE WARS AND KRIEGSPIEL IN THE DAYS OF THE COMET By H. G. Wells CONTENTS IN THE DAYS OF THE COMET PROLOGUE THE MAN WHO WROTE IN THE TOWER BOOK THE FIRST — THE COMET CHAPTER THE FIRST — DUST IN THE SHADOWS CHAPTER THE SECOND — NETTIE CHAPTER THE THIRD — THE REVOLVER CHAPTER THE FOURTH — WAR CHAPTER THE FIFTH — THE PURSUIT OF THE TWO LOVERS BOOK THE SECOND — THE GREEN VAPORS CHAPTER THE FIRST — THE CHANGE CHAPTER THE SECOND — THE AWAKENING CHAPTER THE THIRD — THE CABINET COUNCIL BOOK THE THIRD — THE NEW WORLD CHAPTER THE FIRST — LOVE AFTER THE CHANGE CHAPTER THE SECOND — MY MOTHER’S LAST DAYS CHAPTER THE THIRD — BELTANE AND NEW YEAR’S EVE THE EPILOGUE THE INVISIBLE MAN A Grotesque Romance By H. G. Wells CONTENTS I The strange Man's Arrival II Mr. Teddy Henfrey's first Impressions III The thousand and one Bottles IV Mr. Cuss interviews the Stranger V The Burglary at the Vicarage VI The Furniture that went mad VII The Unveiling of the Stranger VIII In Transit IX Mr. Thomas Marvel X Mr. Marvel's Visit to Iping XI In the "Coach and Horses" XII The invisible Man loses his Temper XIII Mr. Marvel discusses his Resignation XIV At Port Stowe XV The Man who was running XVI In the "Jolly Cricketers" XVII Dr. Kemp's Visitor XVIII The invisible Man sleeps XIX Certain first Principles XX At the House in Great Portland Street XXI In Oxford Street XXII In the Emporium XXIII In Drury Lane XXIV The Plan that failed XXV The Hunting of the invisible Man XXVI The Wicksteed Murder XXVII The Siege of Kemp's House XXVIII The Hunter hunted The Epilogue THE HISTORY OF MR. POLLY By H. G. Wells CONTENTS Chapter the First Chapter the Second Chapter the Third Chapter the Fourth Chapter the Fifth Chapter the Sixth Chapter the Seventh Chapter the Eighth Chapter the Ninth Chapter the Tenth IN THE FOURTH YEAR ANTICIPATIONS OF A WORLD PEACE By H. G. Wells 1918 CONTENTS PREFACE IN THE FOURTH YEAR THE LEAGUE OF FREE NATIONS I. — THE WAY TO CONCRETE REALIZATION II. — THE LEAGUE MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE III. — THE NECESSARY POWERS OF THE LEAGUE IV. — THE LABOUR VIEW OF MIDDLE AFRICA V. — GETTING THE LEAGUE IDEA CLEAR IN RELATION TO IMPERIALISM ' 1 ' 2 ' 3 VI. — THE WAR AIMS OF THE WESTERN ALLIES VII. — THE FUTURE OF MONARCHY VIII. — THE PLAIN NECESSITY FOR A LEAGUE IX. — DEMOCRACY X. — THE RECENT STRUGGLE FOR PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION XI. — THE STUDY AND PROPAGANDA OF DEMOCRACY WHAT IS COMING? A Forecast of Things after the War By H.G. Wells 1916 CONTENTS I. FORECASTING THE FUTURE II. THE END OF THE WAR III. NATIONS IN LIQUIDATION IV. BRAINTREE, BOCKING, AND THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD V. HOW FAR WILL EUROPE GO TOWARD SOCIALISM? VI. LAWYER AND PRESS VII. THE NEW EDUCATION VIII. WHAT THE WAR IS DOING FOR WOMEN IX. THE NEW MAP OF EUROPE X. THE UNITED STATES, FRANCE, BRITAIN, AND RUSSIA XI. "THE WHITE MAN'S BURTHEN" XII. THE OUTLOOK FOR THE GERMANS AN ENGLISHMAN LOOKS AT THE WORLD Being a Series of Unrestrained Remarks upon Contemporary Matters By H.G. Wells 1914 CONTENTS AN ENGLISHMAN LOOKS AT THE WORLD THE COMING OF BLIRIOT MY FIRST FLIGHT OFF THE CHAIN OF THE NEW REIGN WILL THE EMPIRE LIVE? THE LABOUR UNREST SOCIAL PANACEAS SYNDICALISM OR CITIZENSHIP THE GREAT STATE THE NORMAL SOCIAL LIFE THE COMMON SENSE OF WARFARE THE CONTEMPORARY NOVEL THE PHILOSOPHER'S PUBLIC LIBRARY ABOUT CHESTERTON AND BELLOC ABOUT SIR THOMAS MORE TRAFFIC AND REBUILDING THE SO-CALLED SCIENCE OF SOCIOLOGY DIVORCE THE SCHOOLMASTER AND THE EMPIRE THE ENDOWMENT OF MOTHERHOOD DOCTORS AN AGE OF SPECIALISATION IS THERE A PEOPLE? THE DISEASE OF PARLIAMENTS THE AMERICAN POPULATION THE POSSIBLE COLLAPSE OF CIVILISATION THE IDEAL CITIZEN SOME POSSIBLE DISCOVERIES THE HUMAN ADVENTURE LOVE AND MR. LEWISHAM By H. G. Wells CONTENTS CHAPTER I. — INTRODUCES MR. LEWISHAM. CHAPTER II. — “AS THE WIND BLOWS.” CHAPTER III. — THE WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. CHAPTER IV. — RAISED EYEBROWS. CHAPTER V. — HESITATIONS. CHAPTER VI. — THE SCANDALOUS RAMBLE. CHAPTER VII. — THE RECKONING. CHAPTER VIII. — THE CAREER PREVAILS. CHAPTER IX. — ALICE HEYDINGER. CHAPTER X. — IN THE GALLERY OF OLD IRON. CHAPTER XI. — MANIFESTATIONS. CHAPTER XII. — LEWISHAM IS UNACCOUNTABLE. CHAPTER XIII. — LEWISHAM INSISTS. CHAPTER XIV. — MR. LAGUNE’S POINT OF VIEW. CHAPTER XV. — LOVE IN THE STREETS. CHAPTER XVI. — MISS HEYDINGER’S PRIVATE THOUGHTS. CHAPTER XVII. — IN THE RAPHAEL GALLERY. CHAPTER XVIII. — THE FRIENDS OF PROGRESS MEET. CHAPTER XIX. — LEWISHAM’S SOLUTION. CHAPTER XX. — THE CAREER IS SUSPENDED. CHAPTER XXI. — HOME! CHAPTER XXII. — EPITHALAMY. CHAPTER XXIII. — MR. CHAFFERY AT HOME. CHAPTER XXIV. — THE CAMPAIGN OPENS. CHAPTER XXV. — THE FIRST BATTLE. CHAPTER XXVI. — THE GLAMOUR FADES. CHAPTER XXVII. — CONCERNING A QUARREL. CHAPTER XXVIII. — THE COMING OF THE ROSES. CHAPTER XXIX. — THORNS AND ROSE PETALS. CHAPTER XXX. — A WITHDRAWAL. CHAPTER XXXI. — IN BATTERSEA PARK. CHAPTER XXXII. — THE CROWNING VICTORY. THE FOOD OF THE GODS AND HOW IT CAME TO EARTH By H.G. Wells CONTENTS THE FOOD OF THE GODS. BOOK I. — THE DAWN OF THE FOOD. CHAPTER THE FIRST — THE DISCOVERY OF THE FOOD. CHAPTER THE SECOND. — THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM. CHAPTER THE THIRD. — THE GIANT RATS. CHAPTER THE FOURTH. — THE GIANT CHILDREN. CHAPTER THE FIFTH. — THE MINIMIFICENCE OF MR. BENSINGTON. BOOK II — THE FOOD IN THE VILLAGE. CHAPTER THE FIRST. — THE COMING OF THE FOOD. CHAPTER THE SECOND. — THE BRAT GIGANTIC. BOOK III. — THE HARVEST OF THE FOOD. CHAPTER THE FIRST. — THE ALTERED WORLD. CHAPTER THE SECOND. — THE GIANT LOVERS. CHAPTER THE THIRD. — YOUNG CADDLES IN LONDON. CHAPTER THE FOURTH. — REDWOOD’S TWO DAYS. CHAPTER THE FIFTH. — THE GIANT LEAGUER. THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND And Other Stories By H. G. Wells CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. — THE JILTING OF JANE. II. — THE CONE. III. — THE STOLEN BACILLUS. IV. — THE FLOWERING OF THE STRANGE ORCHID. V. — IN THE AVU OBSERVATORY. VI. — AEPYORNIS ISLAND. VII. — THE REMARKABLE CASE OF DAVIDSON'S EYES. VIII. — THE LORD OF THE DYNAMOS. IX. — THE MOTH. X. — THE TREASURE IN THE FOREST. XI. — THE STORY OF THE LATE MR. ELVESHAM. XII. — UNDER THE KNIFE. XIII. — THE SEA RAIDERS. XIV. — THE OBLITERATED MAN. XV. — THE PLATTNER STORY. XVI. — THE RED ROOM. XVII. — THE PURPLE PILEUS XVIII. — A SLIP UNDER THE MICROSCOPE. XIX. — THE CRYSTAL EGG. XX. — THE STAR. XXI. — THE MAN WHO COULD WORK MIRACLES. XXII. — A VISION OF JUDGMENT. XXIII. — JIMMY GOGGLES THE GOD. XXIV. — MISS WINCHELSEA'S HEART. XXV. — A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON. XXVI. — THE VALLEY OF SPIDERS. XXVII. — THE NEW ACCELERATOR. XXVIII. — THE TRUTH ABOUT PYECRAFT. XXIX. — THE MAGIC SHOP. XXX. — THE EMPIRE OF THE ANTS. XXXI. — THE DOOR IN THE WALL. XXXII. — THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND. XXXIII. — THE BEAUTIFUL SUIT. THE SLEEPER AWAKES A Revised Edition of “When the Sleeper Wakes” By H.G. Wells 1899 CONTENTS PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION THE SLEEPER AWAKES CHAPTER I. — INSOMNIA CHAPTER II. — THE TRANCE CHAPTER III. — THE AWAKENING CHAPTER IV. — THE SOUND OF A TUMULT CHAPTER V. — THE MOVING WAYS CHAPTER VI. — THE HALL OF THE ATLAS CHAPTER VII. — IN THE SILENT ROOMS CHAPTER VIII. — THE ROOF SPACES CHAPTER IX. — THE PEOPLE MARCH CHAPTER X. — THE BATTLE OF THE DARKNESS CHAPTER XI. — THE OLD MAN WHO KNEW EVERYTHING CHAPTER XII. — OSTROG CHAPTER XIII. — THE END OF THE OLD ORDER CHAPTER XIV. — FROM THE CROW’S NEST CHAPTER XV. — PROMINENT PEOPLE CHAPTER XVI. — THE MONOPLANE CHAPTER XVII. — THREE DAYS CHAPTER XVIII. — GRAHAM REMEMBERS CHAPTER XIX. — OSTROG’S POINT OF VIEW CHAPTER XX. — IN THE CITY WAYS CHAPTER XXI. — THE UNDER-SIDE CHAPTER XXII. — THE STRUGGLE IN THE COUNCIL HOUSE CHAPTER XXIII. — GRAHAM SPEAKS HIS WORD CHAPTER XXIV. — WHILE THE AEROPLANES WERE COMING CHAPTER XXV. — THE COMING OF THE AEROPLANES THE STOLEN BACILLUS AND OTHER INCIDENTS By H.G. Wells 1895 CONTENTS 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 THE HAMMERPOND PARK BURGLARY A MOTH—GENUS NOVO THE TREASURE IN THE FOREST MR. BRITLING SEES IT THROUGH By H. G. Wells 1916 CONTENTS BOOK I — MATCHING'S EASY AT EASE MR. DIRECK VISITS MR. BRITLING MR. BRITLING CONTINUES HIS EXPOSITION THE ENTERTAINMENT OF MR. DIRECK REACHES A CLIMAX MR. BRITLING IN SOLILOQUY THE COMING OF THE DAY BOOK II — MATCHING'S EASY AT WAR ONLOOKERS TAKING PART MALIGNITY IN THE WEB OF THE INEFFECTIVE BOOK III — THE TESTAMENT OF MATCHING'S EASY MRS. TEDDY GOES FOR A WALK MR. BRITLING WRITES UNTIL SUNRISE NOCTURNE By Frank Swinnerton 1917 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION BY H.G. WELLS PART ONE CHAPTER I: SIX O’CLOCK CHAPTER II: THE TREAT CHAPTER III: ROWS CHAPTER IV: THE WISH PART TWO CHAPTER V: THE ADVENTURE CHAPTER VI: THE YACHT CHAPTER VII: MORTALS CHAPTER VIII: PENALTIES CHAPTER IX: WHAT FOLLOWED CHAPTER X: CINDERELLA PART THREE CHAPTER XI: AFTER THE THEATRE CHAPTER XII: CONSEQUENCES CERTAIN PERSONAL MATTERS By H.G. Wells CONTENTS THOUGHTS ON CHEAPNESS AND MY AUNT CHARLOTTE 7 THE TROUBLE OF LIFE 12 ON THE CHOICE OF A WIFE 18 THE HOUSE OF DI SORNO 22 OF CONVERSATION 27 IN A LITERARY HOUSEHOLD 32 ON SCHOOLING AND THE PHASES OF MR. SANDSOME 36 THE POET AND THE EMPORIUM 40 THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS 45 THE LITERARY REGIMEN 49 HOUSE-HUNTING AS AN OUTDOOR AMUSEMENT 54 OF BLADES AND BLADERY 59 OF CLEVERNESS 63 THE POSE NOVEL 67 THE VETERAN CRICKETER 71 CONCERNING A CERTAIN LADY 76 THE SHOPMAN 80 THE BOOK OF CURSES 85 DUNSTONE'S DEAR LADY 90 EUPHEMIA'S NEW ENTERTAINMENT (this is illustrated) 94 FOR FREEDOM OF SPELLING 98 INCIDENTAL THOUGHTS ON A BALD HEAD 104 [Pg 6] OF A BOOK UNWRITTEN 108 THE EXTINCTION OF MAN 115 THE WRITING OF ESSAYS 120 THE PARKES MUSEUM 124 BLEAK MARCH IN EPPING FOREST 128 THE THEORY OF QUOTATION 132 ON THE ART OF STAYING AT THE SEASIDE 135 CONCERNING CHESS 140 THE COAL-SCUTTLE 145 BAGARROW 150 THE BOOK OF ESSAYS DEDICATORY 155 THROUGH A MICROSCOPE 159 THE PLEASURE OF QUARRELLING 164 THE AMATEUR NATURE-LOVER 164 FROM AN OBSERVATORY 174 THE MODE IN MONUMENTS 177 HOW I DIED 183 ANTICIPATIONS OF THE REACTION OF MECHANICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS UPON HUMAN LIFE AND THOUGHT By H. G. Wells CONTENTS I. Locomotion in the Twentieth Century II. The Probable Diffusion of Great Cities III. Developing Social Elements IV. Certain Social Reactions V. The Life-History of Democracy VI. War in the Twentieth Century VII. The Conflict of Languages VIII. The Larger Synthesis IX. Faith, Morals, and Public Policy in The Twentieth Century Erratum TEXT-BOOK OF BIOLOGY By H. G. Wells With An Introduction by G. B. Howes, Part 1.-- Vertebrata. CONTENTS Introduction Preface The Rabbit-- 1. External Form and General Considerations 2. The Alimentary Canal of the Rabbit 3. The Circulation 4. The Amoeba, Cells and Tissue 5. The Skeleton 6. Muscle and Nerve 7. The Nervous System 8. Renal and Reproductive Organs 9. Classificatory Points 10. Questions and Exercises The Frog-- 1. General Anatomy 2. The Skull of the Frog (and the Vertebrate Skull generally) 3. Questions on the Frog The Dog-Fish-- 1. General Anatomy 2. Questions on the Dog-Fish Amphioxus-- 1. Anatomy 2. The Development of Amphioxus 3. Questions on Amphioxus Development-- The Development of the Frog The Development of the Fowl The Development of the Rabbit The Theory of Evolution Questions on Embryology Miscellaneous Questions-- Note on Making Comparisons-- Syllabus of Practical Work-- {Contents part 2} Key for Dissection Sheets, and Abbreviations-- TALES OF SPACE AND TIME By H. G. Wells CONTENTS The Crystal Egg 1 The Star 35 A Story of the Stone Age 59 A Story of the Days to Come 165 The Man who could Work Miracles 325 SELECT CONVERSATIONS WITH AN UNCLE (now extinct) By H. G. Wells CONTENTS OF CONVERSATION AND THE ANATOMY OF FASHION THE THEORY OF THE PERPETUAL DISCOMFORT OF HUMANITY THE USE OF IDEALS THE ART OF BEING PHOTOGRAPHED BAGSHOT'S MURAL DECORATIONS ON SOCIAL MUSIC THE JOYS OF BEING ENGAGED LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI ON A TRICYCLE AN UNSUSPECTED MASTERPIECE THE GREAT CHANGE THE PAINS OF MARRIAGE A MISUNDERSTOOD ARTIST THE MAN WITH A NOSE THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS By H. G. WELLS CONTENTS CHAP. I. Mr. Stratton to his Son II. Boyhood III. Intentions and the Lady Mary Christian IV. The Marriage of the Lady Mary Christian V. The War in South Africa VI. Lady Mary Justin VII. Beginning Again VIII. This Swarming Business of Mankind IX. The Spirit of the New World X. Mary Writes XI. The Last Meeting XII. The Arraignment of Jealousy ADVERTISEMENTS NEW WORLDS FOR OLD A PLAIN ACCOUNT OF MODERN SOCIALISM By H. G. Wells CONTENTS THE GOOD WILL IN MAN 1 THE FUNDAMENTAL IDEA OF SOCIALISM 22 THE FIRST MAIN GENERALIZATION OF SOCIALISM 28 THE SECOND MAIN GENERALIZATION OF SOCIALISM 58 THE SPIRIT OF GAIN AND THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE 91 WOULD SOCIALISM DESTROY THE HOME? 117 WOULD MODERN SOCIALISM ABOLISH ALL PROPERTY? 140 THE MIDDLE-CLASS MAN, THE BUSINESS MAN, AND SOCIALISM 165 SOME COMMON OBJECTIONS TO SOCIALISM 188 SOCIALISM A DEVELOPING DOCTRINE 221 REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALISM 235 ADMINISTRATIVE SOCIALISM 260 CONSTRUCTIVE SOCIALISM 278 SOME ARGUMENTS AD HOMINEM 308 THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIALISM. 343 THE WIFE OF SIR ISAAC HARMAN H. G. Wells CONTENTS Introduces Lady Harman The Personality of Sir Isaac Lady Harman at Home The Beginnings of Lady Harman The World according to Sir Isaac The Adventurous Afternoon Lady Harman learns about Herself Sir Isaac as Petruchio Mr. Brumley is troubled by Difficult Ideas Lady Harman comes out The Last Crisis Love and a Serious Lady UNDERGROUND MAN By Gabriel Tarde (1843-1904) CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY I. PROSPERITY II. THE CATASTROPHE III. THE STRUGGLE IV. SAVED V. REGENERATION VI. LOVE VII. THE ÆSTHETIC LIFE NOTE ON TARDE By JOSEPH MANCHON THE SALVAGING OF CIVILIZATION By H. G. Wells CONTENTS PAGE I. The Probable Future of Mankind 1 II. The Project of a World State 42 III. The Enlargement of Patriotism to a World State 68 IV. The Bible of Civilization; Part One 95 V. The Bible of Civilization; Part Two 118 VI. The Schooling of the World 139 VII. College, Newspaper and Book 166 VIII. The Envoy 193 Index 199 THE WONDERFUL VISIT By H. G. Wells CONTENTS page I. The Night of the Strange Bird 1 II. The Coming of the Strange Bird 4 III. The Hunting of the Strange Bird 8 IV. 11 V. 13 VI. The Vicar and the Angel 17 VII. 28 VIII. 31 IX. Parenthesis on Angels 35 X. At the Vicarage 38 XI. 42 XII. 45 XIII. The Man of Science 50 XIV. 55 XV. The Curate 61 XVI. 66 XVII. 72 XVIII. After Dinner 76 XIX. 86 XX. 88 XXI. 93 XXII. Morning 97 XXIII. The Violin 101 XXIV. The Angel Explores the Village 106 XXV. 112 XXVI. 115 XXVII. 122 XXVIII. Lady Hammergallow's View 127 XXIX. Further Adventures of the Angel in the Village 135 XXX. 141 XXXI. Mrs Jehoram's Breadth of View 148 XXXII. A Trivial Incident 154 XXXIII. The Warp and the Woof of Things 156 XXXIV. The Angel's Debut 160 XXXV. 178 XXXVI. 182 XXXVII. 183 [Pg viii]XXXVIII. The Trouble of the Barbed Wire 186 XXXIX. 192 XL. Delia 195 XLI. Doctor Crump acts 199 XLII. Sir John Gotch acts 208 XLIII. The Sea Cliff 213 XLIV. Mrs Hinijer acts 217 XLV. The Angel in Trouble 221 XLVI. 225 XLVII. The Last Day of the Visit 229 XLVII. 234 XLIX. 239 L. 241 LI. 244 LII. 247 The Epilogue 248 BOON, THE MIND OF THE RACE, AND OTHERS by Herbert George Wells CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 CHAPTER THE FIRST THE BACK OF MISS BATHWICK AND GEORGE BOON 9 CHAPTER THE SECOND BEING THE FIRST CHAPTER OF "THE MIND OF THE RACE" 43 CHAPTER THE THIRD THE GREAT SLUMP, THE REVIVAL OF LETTERS, AND THE GARDEN BY THE SEA 64 CHAPTER THE FOURTH OF ART, OF LITERATURE, OF MR HENRY JAMES 84 CHAPTER THE FIFTH OF THE ASSEMBLING AND OPENING OF THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON THE MIND OF THE RACE 129 CHAPTER THE SIXTH OF NOT LIKING HALLERY AND THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF LITERATURE 173 CHAPTER THE SEVENTH WILKINS MAKES CERTAIN OBJECTIONS 189 CHAPTER THE EIGHTH THE BEGINNING OF "THE WILD ASSES OF THE DEVIL" 223 CHAPTER THE NINTH THE HUNTING OF THE WILD ASSES OF THE DEVIL 255 CHAPTER THE TENTH THE STORY OF THE LAST TRUMP 295 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WORLD By H. G. Wells CONTENTS CHAPTER Page I. THE WORLD IN SPACE 1 II. THE WORLD IN TIME 5 III. THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFE 11 IV. THE AGE OF FISHES 16 V. THE AGE OF THE COAL SWAMPS 21 VI. THE AGE OF REPTILES 26 VII. THE FIRST BIRDS AND THE FIRST MAMMALS 31 VIII. THE AGE OF MAMMALS 37 IX. MONKEYS, APES AND SUB-MEN 43 X. THE NEANDERTHALER AND THE RHODESIAN MAN 48 XI. THE FIRST TRUE MEN 53 XII. PRIMITIVE THOUGHT 60 XIII. THE BEGINNINGS OF CULTIVATION 65 XIV. PRIMITIVE NEOLITHIC CIVILIZATIONS 71 XV. SUMERIA, EARLY EGYPT AND WRITING 77 XVI. PRIMITIVE NOMADIC PEOPLES 84 XVII. THE FIRST SEA-GOING PEOPLES 91 XVIII. EGYPT, BABYLON AND ASSYRIA 96 XIX. THE PRIMITIVE ARYANS 104 XX. THE LAST BABYLONIAN EMPIRE AND THE EMPIRE OF DARIUS I 109 XXI. THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE JEWS 115 XXII. PRIESTS AND PROPHETS IN JUDEA 122 XXIII. THE GREEKS 127 XXIV. THE WARS OF THE GREEKS AND PERSIANS 134 XXV. THE SPLENDOUR OF GREECE 139 XXVI. THE EMPIRE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT 145 XXVII. THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT ALEXANDRIA 150 XXVIII. THE LIFE OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA 156 XXIX. KING ASOKA 163 XXX. CONFUCIUS AND LAO TSE 167 XXXI. ROME COMES INTO HISTORY 174 XXXII. ROME AND CARTHAGE 180 XXXIII. THE GROWTH OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE 185 XXXIV. BETWEEN ROME AND CHINA 196 XXXV. THE COMMON MAN’S LIFE UNDER THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE 201 XXXVI. RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIRE 208 XXXVII. THE TEACHING OF JESUS 214 XXXVIII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOCTRINAL CHRISTIANITY 222 XXXIX. THE BARBARIANS BREAK THE EMPIRE INTO EAST AND WEST 227 XL. THE HUNS AND THE END OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE 233 XLI. THE BYZANTINE AND SASSANID EMPIRES 238 XLII. THE DYNASTIES OF SUY AND TANG IN CHINA 245 XLIII. MUHAMMAD AND ISLAM 248 XLIV. THE GREAT DAYS OF THE ARABS 253 XLV. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATIN CHRISTENDOM 258 XLVI. THE CRUSADES AND THE AGE OF PAPAL DOMINION 267 XLVII. RECALCITRANT PRINCES AND THE GREAT SCHISM 277 XLVIII. THE MONGOL CONQUESTS 287 XLIX. THE INTELLECTUAL REVIVAL OF THE EUROPEANS 294 L. THE REFORMATION OF THE LATIN CHURCH 304 LI. THE EMPEROR CHARLES V 309 LII. THE AGE OF POLITICAL EXPERIMENTS; OF GRAND MONARCHY AND PARLIAMENTS AND REPUBLICANISM IN EUROPE 318 LIII. THE NEW EMPIRES OF THE EUROPEANS IN ASIA AND OVERSEAS 329 LIV. THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE 335 LV. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND THE RESTORATION OF MONARCHY IN FRANCE 341 LVI. THE UNEASY PEACE IN EUROPE THAT FOLLOWED THE FALL OF NAPOLEON 349 LVII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL KNOWLEDGE 355 LVIII. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 365 LIX. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IDEAS 370 LX. THE EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES 382 LXI. THE RISE OF GERMANY TO PREDOMINANCE IN EUROPE 390 LXII. THE NEW OVERSEAS EMPIRES OF THE STEAMSHIP AND RAILWAY 393 LXIII. EUROPEAN AGGRESSION IN ASIA, AND THE RISE OF JAPAN 399 LXIV. THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1914 405 LXV. THE AGE OF ARMAMENT IN EUROPE, AND THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-18 409 LXVI. THE REVOLUTION AND FAMINE IN RUSSIA 415 LXVII. THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD 421 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 429 INDEX 439 {xi} LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Page Luminous Spiral Clouds of Matter 2 Nebula seen Edge-on 3 The Great Spiral Nebula 6 A Dark Nebula 7 Another Spiral Nebula 8 Landscape before Life 9 Marine Life in the Cambrian Period 12 Fossil Trilobite 13 Early Palæozoic Fossils of various Species of Lingula 14 Fossilized Footprints of a Labyrinthodont, Cheirotherium 15 Pterichthys Milleri 17 Fossil of Cladoselache 18 Sharks and Ganoids of the Devonian Period 19 A Carboniferous Swamp 22 Skull of a Labyrinthodont, Capitosaurus 23 Skeleton of a Labyrinthodont: The Eryops 24 A Fossil Ichthyosaurus 27 A Pterodactyl 28 The Diplodocus 29 Fossil of Archeopteryx 32 Hesperornis in its Native Seas 33 The Ki-wi 34 Slab of Marl Rich in Cainozoic Fossils 35 Titanotherium Robustum 38 Skeleton of Giraffe-camel 40 Skeleton of Early Horse 40 Comparative Sizes of Brains of Rhinoceros and Dinoceras 41 A Mammoth 44 Flint Implements from Piltdown Region 45 A Pithecanthropean Man 46 The Heidelberg Man 46 The Piltdown Skull 47 A Neanderthaler 49 Europe and Western Asia 50,000 years ago Map 50 Comparison of Modern Skull and Rhodesian Skull 51 Altamira Cave Paintings 54 Later Palæolithic Carvings 55 Bust of Cro-magnon Man 57 Later Palæolithic Art 58 Relics of the Stone Age 62 Gray’s Inn Lane Flint Implement 63 Somaliland Flint Implement 63 Neolithic Flint Implement 67 Australian Spearheads 68 Neolithic Pottery 69 Relationship of Human Races Map 72 A Maya Stele 73 European Neolithic Warrior 75 Babylonian Brick 78 Egyptian Cylinder Seals of First Dynasty 79 The Sakhara Pyramids 80 The Pyramid of Cheops: Scene from Summit 81 The Temple of Hathor 82 Pottery and Implements of the Lake Dwellers 85 A Lake Village 86 Flint Knives of 4500 B.C. 87 Egyptian Wall Paintings of Nomads 87 Egyptian Peasants Going to Work 88 Stele of Naram Sin 89 The Treasure House at Mycenæ 93 The Palace at Cnossos 95 Temple at Abu Simbel 97 Avenue of Sphinxes at Karnak 98 The Hypostyle Hall at Karnak 99 Frieze of Slaves 101 The Temple of Horus, Edfu 103 Archaic Amphora 105 The Mound of Nippur 107 Median and Chaldean Empires Map 110 The Empire of Darius Map 111 A Persian Monarch 112 The Ruins of Persepolis 113 The Great Porch of Xerxes 113 The Land of the Hebrews Map 117 Nebuchadnezzar’s Mound at Babylon 118 The Ishtar Gateway, Babylon 120 Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser II 124 Captive Princes making Obeisance 125 Statue of Meleager 128 Ruins of Temple of Zeus 130 The Temple of Neptune, Pæstum 132 Greek Ships on Ancient Pottery 135 The Temple of Corinth 137 The Temple of Neptune at Cape Sunium 138 Frieze of the Parthenon, Athens 140 The Acropolis, Athens 141 Theatre at Epidauros, Greece 141 The Caryatides of the Erechtheum 142 Athene of the Parthenon 143 Alexander the Great 146 Alexander’s Victory at Issus 147 The Apollo Belvedere 148 Aristotle 152 Statuette of Maitreya 153 The Death of Buddha 154 Tibetan Buddha 158 A Burmese Buddha 159 The Dhamêkh Tower, Sarnath 160 A Chinese Buddhist Apostle 164 The Court of Asoka 165 Asoka Panel from Bharhut 165 The Pillar of Lions (Asokan) 166 Confucius 169 The Great Wall of China 171 Early Chinese Bronze Bell 172 The Dying Gaul 175 Ancient Roman Cisterns at Carthage 177 Hannibal 181 Roman Empire and its Alliances, 150 B.C. Map 183 The Forum, Rome 188 Ruined Coliseum in Tunis 189 Roman Arch at Ctesiphon 190 The Column of Trajan, Rome 193 Glazed Jar of Han Dynasty 197 Vase of Han Dynasty 198 Chinese Vessel in Bronze 199 A Gladiator (contemporary representation) 202 A Street in Pompeii 204 The Coliseum, Rome 206 Interior of Coliseum 206 Mithras Sacrificing a Bull 210 Isis and Horus 211 Bust of Emperor Commodus 212 Early Portrait of Jesus Christ 216 Road from Nazareth to Tiberias 217 David’s Tower and Wall of Jerusalem 218 A Street in Jerusalem 219 The Peter and Paul Mosaic at Rome 223 Baptism of Christ (Ivory Panel) 225 Roman Empire and the Barbarians Map 228 Constantine’s Pillar, Constantinople 229 The Obelisk of Theodosius, Constantinople 231 Head of Barbarian Chief 235 The Church of S. Sophia, Constantinople 239 Roof-work in S. Sophia 240 Justinian and his Court 241 The Rock-hewn Temple at Petra 242 Chinese Earthenware of Tang Dynasty 246 At Prayer in the Desert 250 Looking Across the Sea of Sand 251 Growth of Moslem Power Map 254 The Moslem Empire Map 254 The Mosque of Omar, Jerusalem 255 Cairo Mosques 256 Frankish Dominions of Martel Map 260 Statue of Charlemagne 262 Europe at Death of Charlemagne Map 264 Crusader Tombs, Exeter Cathedral 268 View of Cairo 269 The Horses of S. Mark, Venice 271 Courtyard in the Alhambra 273 Milan Cathedral (showing spires) 278 A Typical Crusader 280 Burgundian Nobility (Statuettes) 283 Burgundian Nobility (Statuettes) 284 The Empire of Jengis Khan Map 288 Ottoman Empire before 1453 Map 289 Tartar Horsemen 291 Ottoman Empire, 1566 Map 292 An Early Printing Press 296 Ancient Bronze from Benin 299 Negro Bronze-work 300 Early Sailing Ship (Italian Engraving) 301 Portrait of Martin Luther 305 The Church Triumphant (Italian Majolica work, 1543) 307 Charles V (the Titian Portrait) 311 S. Peter’s, Rome: the High Altar 315 Cromwell Dissolves the Long Parliament 321 The Court at Versailles 323 Sack of a Village, French Revolution 325 Central Europe after Peace of Westphalia, 1648 Map 326 European Territory in America, 1750 Map 330 Europeans Tiger Hunting in India 331 Fall of Tippoo Sultan 332 George Washington 337 The Battle of Bunker Hill 338 The U.S.A., 1790 339 The Trial of Louis XVI 344 Execution of Marie Antoinette 346 Portrait of Napoleon 352 Europe after the Congress of Vienna Map 353 Early Rolling Stock, Liverpool and Manchester Railway 356 Passenger Train in 1833 356 The Steamboat Clermont 357 Eighteenth Century Spinning Wheel 361 Arkwright’s Spinning Jenny 361 An Early Weaving Machine 363 An Incident of the Slave Trade 367 Early Factory, in Colebrookdale 368 Carl Marx 372 Electric Conveyor, in Coal Mine 376 Constructional Detail, Forth Bridge 378 American River Steamer 385 Abraham Lincoln 387 Europe, 1848-71 Map 391 Victoria Falls, Zambesi 395 The British Empire, 1815 Map 397 Japanese Soldier, Eighteenth Century 401 A Street in Tokio 403 Overseas Empires of Europe, 1914 Map 406 Gibraltar 407 Street in Hong Kong 408 British Tank in Battle 410 The Ruins of Ypres 411 Modern War: War Entanglements 412 A View in Petersburg under Bolshevik Rule 418 Passenger Aeroplane in Flight 423 A Peaceful Garden in England 426 THE SEA LADY By H. G. Wells ILLUSTRATED CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. —The coming of the Sea Lady 1 II. —Some first impressions 30 III. —The episode of the various journalists 71 IV. —The quality of Parker 90 V. —The absence and return of Mr. Harry Chatteris 101 VI. —Symptomatic 133 VII. —The crisis 204 VIII. —Moonshine triumphant 285 FACING PAGE “Am I doing it right?” asked the Sea Lady Frontispiece “Stuff that the public won’t believe aren’t facts” 81 She positively and quietly settled down with the Buntings 90 A little group about the Sea Lady’s bath chair 134 “Why not?” 160 The waiter retires amazed 170 They seemed never to do anything but blow and sigh and rustle papers 180 Adjusting the folds of his blanket to a greater dignity 216 KIPPS THE STORY OF A SIMPLE SOUL By H. G. Wells CONTENTS Book I. The Making of Kipps PAGE I. The Little Shop at New Romney 3 II. The Emporium 36 III. The Wood-Carving Class 64 IV. Chitterlow 88 V. "Swapped" 117 VI. The Unexpected 128 Book II. Mr. Coote, the Chaperon I. The New Conditions 169 II. The Walshinghams 201 III. Engaged 218 IV. The Bicycle Manufacturer 245 V. The Pupil Lover 259 VI. Discords 282 VII. London 309 VIII. Kipps Enters Society 354 IX. The Labyrinthodon 380 Book III. Kippses I. The Housing Problem 395 II. The Callers 424 III. Terminations 443 THE PLATTNER STORY AND OTHERS By H. G. Wells CONTENTS PAGE THE PLATTNER STORY 2 THE ARGONAUTS OF THE AIR 29 THE STORY OF THE LATE MR. ELVESHAM 47 IN THE ABYSS 71 THE APPLE 94 UNDER THE KNIFE 106 THE SEA-RAIDERS 126 POLLOCK AND THE PORROH MAN 142 THE RED ROOM 165 THE CONE 179 THE PURPLE PILEUS 196 THE JILTING OF JANE 213 IN THE MODERN VEIN 224 A CATASTROPHE 239 THE LOST INHERITANCE 252 THE SAD STORY OF A DRAMATIC CRITIC 262 A SLIP UNDER THE MICROSCOPE 274 THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY H. G. Wells CONTENTS Introduction VOLUME I. Scheme of Contents, Volume I. List of Maps and Illustrations VOLUME II. Scheme of Contents, Volume II. List of Illustrations Time Charts Chronological Table Index: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z (etext transcriber's note) SCHEME OF CONTENTS BOOK I THE MAKING OF OUR WORLD PAGE Chapter I. The Earth in Space and Time 3 Chapter II. The Record of the Rocks § 1. The first living things 7 § 2. How old is the world? 13 Chapter III. Natural Selection and the Changes of Species 16 Chapter IV. The Invasion of the Dry Land by Life § 1. Life and water 23 § 2. The earliest animals 25 Chapter V. Changes in the Worldâ?Ts Climate § 1. Why life must change continually 29 § 2. The sun a steadfast star 34 § 3. Changes from within the earth 35 § 4. Life may control change 36 Chapter VI. The Age of Reptiles § 1. The age of lowland life 38 § 2. Flying dragons 43 § 3. The first birds 43 § 4. An age of hardship and death 44 § 5. The first appearance of fur and feathers 47 Chapter VII. The Age of Mammals § 1. A new age of life 51 § 2. Tradition comes into the world 52 § 3. An age of brain growth 56 § 4. The world grows hard again 57 § 5. Chronology of the Ice Age 59 BOOK II THE MAKING OF MEN Chapter VIII. The Ancestry of Man § 1. Man descended from a walking ape 62 § 2. First traces of man-like creatures 68 § 3. The Heidelberg sub-man 69 § 4. The Piltdown sub-man 70 § 5. The riddle of the Piltdown remains 72 Chapter IX. The Neanderthal Men, an Extinct Race. (The Early Palæolithic Age) § 1. The world 50,000 years ago 75 § 2. The daily life of the first men 79 § 3. The last Palæolithic men 84 Chapter X. The Later Postglacial Palæolithic Men, the First True Men. (Later Palæolithic Age) § 1. The coming of men like ourselves 86 § 2. Subdivision of the Later Palæolithic 95 § 3. The earliest true men were clever savages 98 § 4. Hunters give place to herdsmen 101 § 5. No sub-men in America 102 Chapter XI. Neolithic Man in Europe § 1. The age of cultivation begins 104 § 2. Where did the Neolithic culture arise? 108 § 3. Everyday Neolithic life 109 § 4. How did sowing begin? 116 § 5. Primitive trade 118 § 6. The flooding of the Mediterranean Valley 118 Chapter XII. Early Thought § 1. Primitive philosophy 122 § 2. The Old Man in religion 125 § 3. Fear and hope in religion 126 § 4. Stars and seasons 127 § 5. Story-telling and myth-making 129 § 6. Complex origins of religion 130 Chapter XIII. The Races of Mankind § 1. Is mankind still differentiating? 136 § 2. The main races of mankind 140 § 3. Was there an Alpine race? 142 § 4. The Heliolithic culture of the Brunet peoples 146 § 5. How existing races may be related to each other 148 Chapter XIV. The Languages of Mankind § 1. No one primitive language 150 § 2. The Aryan languages 151 § 3. The Semitic languages 153 § 4. The Hamitic languages 154 § 5. The Ural-Altaic languages 156 § 6. The Chinese languages 157 § 7. Other language groups 157 § 8. Submerged and lost languages 161 § 9. How languages may be related 163 BOOK III THE DAWN OF HISTORY Chapter XV. The Aryan-speaking Peoples in Prehistoric Times § 1. The spreading of the Aryan-speakers 167 § 2. Primitive Aryan life 169 § 3. Early Aryan daily life 176 Chapter XVI. The First Civilizations § 1. Early cities and early nomads 183 § 2A. The riddle of the Sumerians 188 § 2B. The empire of Sargon the First 191 § 2C. The empire of Hammurabi 191 § 2D. The Assyrians and their empire 192 § 2E. The Chaldean empire 194 § 3. The early history of Egypt 195 § 4. The early civilization of India 201 § 5. The early history of China 201 § 6. While the civilizations were growing 206 Chapter XVII. Sea Peoples and Trading Peoples § 1. The earliest ships and sailors 209 § 2. The Ã?gean cities before history 213 § 3. The first voyages of exploration 217 § 4. Early traders 218 § 5. Early travellers 220 Chapter XVIII. Writing § 1. Picture writing 223 § 2. Syllable writing 227 § 3. Alphabet writing 228 § 4. The place of writing in human life 229 Chapter XIX. Gods and Stars, Priests and Kings § 1. Nomadic and settled religion 232 § 2. The priest comes into history 234 § 3. Priests and the stars 238 § 4. Priests and the dawn of learning 240 § 5. King against priests 241 § 6. How Bel-Marduk struggled against the kings 245 § 7. The god-kings of Egypt 248 § 8. Shi Hwang-ti destroys the books 252 Chapter XX. Serfs, Slaves, Social Classes, and Free Individuals § 1. The common man in ancient times 254 § 2. The earliest slaves 256 § 3. The first â?oindependentâ? persons 259 § 4. Social classes three thousand years ago 262 § 5. Classes hardening into castes 266 § 6. Caste in India 268 § 7. The system of the Mandarins 270 § 8. A summary of five thousand years 272 BOOK IV JUDEA, GREECE, AND INDIA Chapter XXI. The Hebrew Scriptures and the Prophets § 1. The place of the Israelites in history 277 § 2. Saul, David, and Solomon 286 § 3. The Jews a people of mixed origin 292 § 4. The importance of the Hebrew prophets 294 Chapter XXII. The Greeks and the Persians § 1. The Hellenic peoples 298 § 2. Distinctive features of the Hellenic civilization 304 § 3. Monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy in Greece 307 § 4. The kingdom of Lydia 315 § 5. The rise of the Persians in the East 316 § 6. The story of CrÅ"sus 320 § 7. Darius invades Russia 326 § 8. The battle of Marathon 332 § 9. Thermopylæ and Salamis 334 § 10. Platæa and Mycale 340 Chapter XXIII. Greek Thought and Literature § 1. The Athens of Pericles 343 § 2. Socrates 350 § 3. What was the quality of the common Athenians? 352 § 4. Greek tragedy and comedy 354 § 5. Plato and the Academy 355 § 6. Aristotle and the Lyceum 357 § 7. Philosophy becomes unworldly 359 § 8. The quality and limitations of Greek thought 360 Chapter XXIV. The Career of Alexander the Great § 1. Philip of Macedonia 367 § 2. The murder of King Philip 373 § 3. Alexanderâ?Ts first conquests 377 § 4. The wanderings of Alexander 385 § 5. Was Alexander indeed great? 389 § 6. The successors of Alexander 395 § 7. Pergamum a refuge of culture 396 § 8. Alexander as a portent of world unity 397 Chapter XXV. Science and Religion at Alexandria § 1. The science of Alexandria 401 § 2. Philosophy of Alexandria 410 § 3. Alexandria as a factory of religions 410 Chapter XXVI. The Rise and Spread of Buddhism § 1. The story of Gautama 415 § 2. Teaching and legend in conflict 421 § 3. The gospel of Gautama Buddha 422 § 4. Buddhism and Asoka 426 § 5. Two great Chinese teachers 433 § 6. The corruptions of Buddhism 438 § 7. The present range of Buddhism 440 BOOK V THE RISE AND COLLAPSE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE Chapter XXVII. The Two Western Republics § 1. The beginnings of the Latins 445 § 2. A new sort of state 454 § 3. The Carthaginian republic of rich men 466 § 4. The First Punic War 467 § 5. Cato the Elder and the spirit of Cato 471 § 6. The Second Punic War 475 § 7. The Third Punic War 480 § 8. How the Punic War undermined Roman liberty 485 § 9. Comparison of the Roman republic with a modern state 486 Chapter XXVIII. From Tiberius Gracchus To the God Emperor in Rome § 1. The science of thwarting the common man 493 § 2. Finance in the Roman state 496 § 3. The last years of republican politics 499 § 4. The era of the adventurer generals 505 § 5. Caius Julius Cæsar and his death 509 § 6. The end of the republic 513 § 7. Why the Roman republic failed 516 Chapter XXIX. The Cæsars between the Sea and the Great Plains of the Old World § 1. A short catalogue of emperors 52 § 2. Roman civilization at its zenith 529 § 3. Limitations of the Roman mind 539 § 4. The stir of the great plains 541 § 5. The Western (true Roman) Empire crumples up 552 § 6. The Eastern (revived Hellenic) Empire 560 BOOK VI CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM Chapter XXX. The Beginnings, the Rise, and the Divisions of Christianity § 1. Judea at the Christian era 569 § 2. The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth 573 § 3. The universal religions 582 § 4. The crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth 584 § 5. Doctrines added to the teachings of Jesus 586 § 6. The struggles and persecutions of Christianity 594 § 7. Constantine the Great 598 § 8. The establishment of official Christianity 601 § 9. The map of Europe, A.D. 500 605 § 10. The salvation of learning by Christianity 609 Chapter XXXI. Seven Centuries in Asia (CIRCA 50 B.C. TO A.D. 650) § 1. Justinian the Great 614 § 2. The Sassanid Empire in Persia 616 § 3. The decay of Syria under the Sassanids 619 § 4. The first message from Islam 623 § 5. Zoroaster and Mani 624 § 6. Hunnish peoples in Central Asia and India 627 § 7. The great age of China 630 § 8. Intellectual fetters of China 635 § 9. The travels of Yuan Chwang 642 LIST OF MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Life in the Early Palæozoic 11 Time-chart from Earliest Life to 40,000,000 Years Ago 14 Life in the Later Palæozoic Age 19 Australian Lung Fish 26 Some Reptiles of the Late Palæozoic Age 27 Astronomical Variations Affecting Climate 33 Some Mesozoic Reptiles 40 Later Mesozoic Reptiles 42 Pterodactyls and Archæopteryx 45 Hesperornis 48 Some Oligocene Mammals 53 Miocene Mammals 58 Time-diagram of the Glacial Ages 60 Early Pleistocene Animals, Contemporary with Earliest Man 64 The Sub-Man Pithecanthropus 65 The Riddle of the Piltdown Sub-Man 71 Map of Europe 50,000 Years Ago 77 Neanderthal Man 78 Early Stone Implements 81 Australia and the Western Pacific in the Glacial Age 82 Cro-magnon Man 87 Europe and Western Asia in the Later Palæolithic Age 89 Reindeer Age Articles 90 A Reindeer Age Masterpiece 93 Reindeer Age Engravings and Carvings 94 Diagram of the Estimated Duration of the True Human Periods 97 Neolithic Implements 107 Restoration of a Lake Dwelling 111 Pottery from Lake Dwellings 112 Hut Urns 115 A Menhir of the Neolithic Period 128 Bronze Age Implements 132 Diagram Showing the Duration of the Neolithic Period 133 Heads of Australoid Types 139 Bushwoman 141 Negro Types 142 Mongolian Types 143 Caucasian Types 144 Map of Europe, Asia, Africa 15,000 Years Ago 145 The Swastika 147 Relationship of Human Races (Diagrammatic Summary) 149 Possible Development of Languages 155 Racial Types (after Champollion) 163 Combat between Menelaus and Hector 176 Archaic Horses and Chariots 178 The Cradle of Western Civilization 185 Sumerian Warriors in Phalanx 189 Assyrian Warrior (temp. Sargon II) 193 Time-chart 6000 B.C. to A.D. 196 The Cradle of Chinese Civilization (Map) 202 Boats on Nile about 2500 B.C. 211 Egyptian Ship on Red Sea, 1250 B.C. 212 Ã?gean Civilization (Map) 214 A Votary of the Snake Goddess 215 American Indian Picture-Writing 225 Egyptian Gods—Set, Anubis, Typhon, Bes 236 Egyptian Gods—Thoth-lunus, Hathor, Chnemu 239 An Assyrian King and His Chief Minister 243 Pharaoh Chephren 248 Pharaoh Rameses III as Osiris (Sarcophagus relief) 249 Pharaoh Akhnaton 251 Egyptian Peasants (Pyramid Age) 257 Brawl among Egyptian Boatmen (Pyramid Age) 260 Egyptian Social Types (From Tombs) 261 The Land of the Hebrews 280 Aryan-speaking Peoples 1000-500 B.C. (Map) 301 Hellenic Races 1000-800 B.C. (Map) 302 Greek Sea Fight, 550 B.C. 303 Rowers in an Athenian Warship, 400 B.C. 306 Scythian Types 319 Median and Second Babylonian Empires (in Nebuchadnezzarâ?Ts Reign) 321 The Empire of Darius 329 Wars of the Greeks and Persians (Map) 333 Athenian Foot-soldier 334 Persian Body-guard (from Frieze at Susa) 338 The World According to Herodotus 341 Athene of the Parthenon 348 Philip of Macedon 368 Growth of Macedonia under Philip 371 Macedonian Warrior (bas-relief from Pella) 373 Campaigns of Alexander the Great 381 Alexander the Great 389 Break-up of Alexanderâ?Ts Empire 393 Seleucus I 395 Later State of Alexanderâ?Ts Empire 398 The World According to Eratosthenes, 200 B.C. 405 The Known World, about 250 B.C. 406 Isis and Horus 413 Serapis 414 The Rise of Buddhism 419 Hariti 428 Chinese Image of Kuan-yin 429 The Spread of Buddhism 432 Indian Gods—Vishnu, Brahma, Siva 437 Indian Gods—Krishna, Kali, Ganesa 439 The Western Mediterranean, 800-600 B.C. 446 Early Latium 447 Burning the Dead: Etruscan Ceremony 449 Statuette of a Gaul 450 Roman Power after the Samnite Wars 451 Samnite Warriors 452 Italy after 275 B.C. 453 Roman Coin Celebrating the Victory over Pyrrhus 455 Mercury 457 Carthaginian Coins 468 Roman As 471 Rome and its Alliances, 150 B.C. 481 Gladiators 489 Roman Power, 50 B.C. 506 Julius Cæsar 512 Roman Empire at Death of Augustus 518 Roman Empire in Time of Trajan 524 Asia and Europe: Life of the Period (Map) 544 Central Asia, 200-100 B.C. 547 Tracks of Migrating and Raiding Peoples, 1-700 A.D. 555 Eastern Roman Empire 561 Constantinople (Maps to show value of its position) 563 Galilee 571 Map of Europe, 500 A.D. 608 The Eastern Empire and the Sassanids 620 Asia Minor, Syria, and Mesopotamia 622 Ephthalite Coin 629 Chinese Empire, Tang Dynasty 633 Yuan Chwangâ?Ts Route from China to India 643 THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON By H. G. Wells 1901 CONTENTS PAGE I. MR. BEDFORD MEETS MR. CAVOR AT LYMPNE 1 II. THE FIRST MAKING OF CAVORITE 28 III. THE BUILDING OF THE SPHERE 41 IV. INSIDE THE SPHERE 54 V. THE JOURNEY TO THE MOON 61 VI. THE LANDING ON THE MOON 70 VII. SUNRISE ON THE MOON 77 VIII. A LUNAR MORNING 85 IX. PROSPECTING BEGINS 92 X. LOST MEN IN THE MOON 107 XI. THE MOONCALF PASTURES 115 XII. THE SELENITE'S FACE 132 XIII. MR. CAVOR MAKES SOME SUGGESTIONS 140 XIV. EXPERIMENTS IN INTERCOURSE 152 XV. THE GIDDY BRIDGE 161 XVI. POINTS OF VIEW 178 XVII. THE FIGHT IN THE CAVE OF THE MOON BUTCHERS 191 XVIII. IN THE SUNLIGHT 207[vi] XIX. MR. BEDFORD ALONE 221 XX. MR. BEDFORD IN INFINITE SPACE 238 XXI. MR. BEDFORD AT LITTLESTONE 249 XXII. THE ASTONISHING COMMUNICATION OF MR. JULIUS WENDIGEE 271 XXIII. AN ABSTRACT OF THE SIX MESSAGES FIRST RECEIVED FROM MR. CAVOR 277 XXIV. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SELENITES 289 XXV. THE GRAND LUNAR 316 XXVI. THE LAST MESSAGE CAVOR SENT TO THE EARTH 340 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "I was progressing in great Leaps and Bounds" Frontispiece "He gesticulated with his Hands and Arms" To face page 6 "I looked back at his receding Figure" "" 11 "I sat across the Edge of the Manhole and looked down into the Black Interior" "" 54 "We watched intensely" "" 87 "I realised my Leap had been too Violent" "" 101 "Insects," murmured Cavor, "Insects" "" 130 "There the Thing was, looking at Us" "" 137 "Bedford," he whispered, "there's a sort of Light in front of Us" "" 177 "The nearer I struggled, the more awfully remote it seemed" "" 236 "They carried Him into Darkness" "" 292 The Grand Lunar "" 322 THE FUTURE IN AMERICA A SEARCH AFTER REALITIES By H.G. Wells 1906 CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. The Prophetic Habit of Mind 1 II. Material Progress 21 III. New York 35 IV. Growth Invincible 49 V. The Economic Process 68 VI. Some Aspects of American Wealth 88 VII. Certain Workers 104 VIII. Corruption 116 IX. The Immigrant 133 X. State-Blindness 152 XI. Two Studies in Disappointment 167 XII. The Tragedy of Color 185 XIII. The Mind of a Modern State 203 XIV. Culture 223 XV. At Washington 236 The Envoy 254 ILLUSTRATIONS FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK Frontispiece ENTRANCE TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE STATE STREET, CHICAGO WESTERN FARMERS STILL OWN THEIR FARMS PLUMP AND PRETTY PUPILS OF EXTRAVAGANCE NEW YORK'S CROWDED, LITTERED EAST SIDE BREAKER BOYS AT A PENNSYLVANIA COLLIERY INTERIOR OF A NEW YORK OFFICE BUILDING WHERE IMMIGRANT CHILDREN ARE AMERICANIZED HARVARD HALL AND THE JOHNSON GATE, CAMBRIDGE A BIT OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY IN THE CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY THE WAR THAT WILL END WAR By H. G. Wells CONTENTS I Why Britain went to War 9 II The Sword of Peace 16 III Hands off the People's Food 23 IV Concerning Mr. Maximilian Craft 32 V The Most Necessary Measures in the World 40 VI The Need of a New Map of Europe 50 VII The Opportunity of Liberalism 60 VIII The Liberal Fear of Russia 69 IX An Appeal to the American People 80 X Common Sense and the Balkan States 89 XI The War of the Mind 97