H.G.WELLS: "THE FATHER OF SCIENCE-FICTION"

                                                   
                                                                       

Herbert George Wells wrote an important number of novels and short stories. He is nowadays best-remembered for those belonging to the science-fiction genre, to such an extent that he is usually considered to be, along with Jules Verne, the father of science-fiction.

Wells' works are not only composed of adventures. They are also full of political, social or philosophical reflections which give his novels even greater importance.





THE INVISIBLE MAN

It all starts when a mysterious stranger arrives at the town of Iping, all wrapped up in bandages. After some days working in his hotel, people start to get suspicious: Who is this disguised man? Is he a criminal hiding from the police? Or is he horribly disfigured? Read the book to discover the truth!


                                                               
THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU

Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man is rescued by a boat and left on the island of Doctor Moreau, who plays to be God creating human-like beings from animals via vivisection. Prendick soon finds that the only way to survive is to bring madness over the island., a thing he wishes would never have happened.

                                                                           
THE TIME MACHINE

This 1895 novel popularized the concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allowed to travel to the time in history the person selected. The protagonist of the novel will travel to the year 802,701, where he will find a world very different to ours.

                                                                            
THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

The story, set in the early 20th century, narrates the invasion of Earth by Martians. This is one of the most influential works in science-fiction history. 

The origin of many film, TV, comic or radio adaptations, the most famous one was the 1938 radio broadcast narrated and directed by Orson Welles which led to panic to many listeners who believed that the events narrated were true.

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