H. G. Wells – författare

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.“For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive.”When a strange, meteor-like object lands in the heart of England, the inhabitants of Earth find themselves victims of a terrible attack. A ruthless race of Martians, armed with heat rays and poisonous smoke, is intent on destroying everything that stands in its way. As the unnamed hero struggles to find his way across decimated wastelands, the fate of the planet hangs in the balance . . .H. G. Wells was a pioneer of modern science fiction. First serialised in the UK in 1897, The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to depict conflict with an extraterrestrial race, and has influenced countless adaptations and sequels.

Det här var inte vad han hade väntat sig. Uppfinnaren från London har anlänt till en avlägsen framtid. Omedelbart blir hans tidsmaskin stulen. Strandad i en värld fylld av mirakel och förfall söker han efter en väg hem och finner en dold ondska. Tidsmaskinen gavs ut första gången 1895 och är en av de största science fiction-klassikerna. Här ryms både ett vilt äventyr och en skarpsinnig reflektion över människans hjärta och drivkraft.

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksThe Time Machine is the great, gleeful anarchist novel of the 1890s. It is both a thrilling adventure story and a satire on religion, evolution and human hopes. With this book, Wells invented an entirely new genre and did it better than any of his imitators.An immediate bestseller, it has delighted and unnerved generations of readers, and will no doubt keep on doing so until some of the events predicted in the book make readers extinct.

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NYÖVERSÄTTNING! Romanen Världarnas krig av H G Wells i översättning och med efterord av Christian Ekvall. H G Wells genreskapande roman Världarnas krig inleds med ett märkligt stjärnfall på natthimlen över London. Experter tror först att det är en extra stor meteorit, men det visar sig vara något annat. I ett sandtag i trakten av Woking har en väldig projektil, en metallcylinder, borrat sig djupt ner i marken med våldsam kraft. Stora mängder sand och grus har slungats ut över heden. Folk strömmar till, alla är nyfikna. Inget händer till att börja med. Efter några timmar börjar toppen av cylindern skruvas av, inifrån. Det som sedan följer är en hisnande actionberättelse. Varelserna som har kommit är inte vänliga. Och deras vapen är oerhört mycket mer avancerade än våra, vi människor har inte en chans. När detta står klart startar massflykten. Världens på den tiden (runt år 1900) största stad, London, töms på några dygn, alla flyr i panik, alla vägar är breddfyllda av skräckslagna som flyr, flyr, på ett sätt som stämmer till eftertanke. Hur sårbar är även vår nutida civilisation? Intressant är (berättar Christian Ekvall i sitt initierade efterord) att Wells redan i denna science fiction-litteraturens tidiga roman om invasion från en annan värld inser att det troliga är att invaderarna kommer att vara fullkomligt hänsynslösa. Inte alls inställda på "vi kommer i fred", inte alls inställda på samexistens. Argumentet för denna bistra uppfattning hittar Wells i hur vi människor brukar bete oss när vi möter svagare varelser än oss själva: Hur beter sig trädgårdsmästaren mot ogräs, sniglar, fåglar och inkräktare? Beter han sig som han själv skulle vilja bli behandlad av en mäktigare varelse? Wells läromästare Thomas Huxley anförde i denna fråga hur kolonialmakterna genom historien har betett sig mot naturfolken, t ex de engelska kolonisatörerna gentemot folket i Tasmanien. "De rensar ut all inhemsk vegetation, utplånar eller jagar bort djuren, för in engelska grödor och frukträd, engelska hundar, får, boskap, hästar, och engelsmän..." Det finns ingen anledning att tro att varelser från en annan planet skulle bete sig bättre än så mot oss, menar Wells. Och dagens läsare kan ha all anledning att jämföra denna skrämmande roman med den genomgående hållningen i vår tids ryska, amerikanska och kinesiska maktutövning. Den starkes tyranni, när demokratin inte fungerar. Den som har kraft nog att ta, den tar. Wells berömda roman har fått många efterföljare. Den är fortfarande en av de mest tänkvärda. Här i nyöversättning och med efterord av Christian Ekvall. Världarnas krig av H G Wells. Översättning och efterord Christian Ekvall. ISBN 978-91-7742-641-7. Högkvalitetspapper, sydda ark, mjuka pärmar med flikar, 256 sidor.

H G Wells roman Tidsmaskinen i nyöversättning och med efterord av Christian Ekvall. H G Wells var först! Med sin roman Tidsmaskinen (The Time Machine) från 1895 inledde han den idag så stora genren med resor i tiden. Det är en stämningsfull berättelse som smakar engelsk gentlemannaherrklubb med de typiska manéren och de typiska sätten att föra sig och resonera. Romanen spritter av de tidiga science fiction-äventyrens livfullhet och oskuldsfulla nyfikenhet på fjärran världar och kommande tider. Här finns det mesta: här finns den geniale uppfinnaren som tillika är den oförskräckte tidsresenären och här finns den makalösa teknologiska konstruktionen - en hastigt roterande maskin som förmår slunga sin passagerare långt in i framtiden. Det Wells gör är att presentera sin egen vision av hur det kommer att gå med den mänskliga tillvaron. Och hans vision är ytterst tänkvärd. Han tar oss till trakten runt London år 802701, till en naturnära, färgrik värld, mycket olik den blygrå framtid som skulle bli stapelvara i senare tiders böcker och filmer, t ex filmerna Blade runner, Terminator och Matrix. Både som spänningsroman och framtidsvision är Wells berättelse svåröverträffad. Wells föddes i Londonförorten Bromley 1866 och växte upp under enkla förhållanden. Han lyckades själv bekosta sina studier genom att arbeta som biträdande lärare. Samtidigt skrev han berättelser som han försökte få publicerade. När han var tjugotvå år fick han den första versionen av Tidsmaskinen tryckt i en skoltidning. Sju år senare hade han arbetat om den och fick den antagen som följetong i sju avsnitt i New Review. Det blev en omedelbar succé. Senare samma år, 1895, utkom den i bokform. Efter denna framgång fick han genast gott om attraktiva erbjudanden från tidningsredaktörer och förläggare. Arbetstakten blev häpnadsväckande, kvaliteten ändå hög. Kulmen i skrivhastighet uppnådde han kort före sekelskiftet 1900 när han utkom med hela elva böcker på tre år, varav åtminstone fyra idag tillhör science fiction-litteraturens klassiker. De har alla filmatiserats flera gånger om: Tidsmaskinen, Doktor Moreaus ö, Den osynlige mannen och Världarnas krig. (Den sistnämnda gick dessutom till radiohistorien när Wells nästan namne Orson Welles gjorde sin berömda ljudversion 1938 - utgiven av Bakhåll på CD i serien Bakhåll Sound Archive - radioreportaget om invasion från rymden som många lyssnare uppfattade som äkta nyhetssändning så att panik utbröt.) H G Wells roman Tidsmaskinen. I nyöversättning och med efterord av Christian Ekvall. ISBN 978-91-7742-606-6. Högkvalitetspapper, sydda ark, hårda pärmar. 144 sidor.

While walking in the Swiss Alps, two English travellers fall into a space-warp, and suddenly find themselves in another world. In many ways the same as our own - even down to the characters that inhabit it - this new planet is still somehow radically different, for the two walkers are now upon a Utopian Earth controlled by a single World Government. Here, as they soon learn, all share a common language, there is sexual, economic and racial equality, and society is ruled by socialist ideals enforced by an austere, voluntary elite: the 'Samurai'. But what will the Utopians make of these new visitors from a less perfect world?

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.“In a moment I was clutched by several hands, and there was no mistaking that they were trying to haul me back . . . You can scarce imagine how nauseatingly inhuman they looked – those pale chinless faces and great, lidless, pinkish-grey eyes!”An English scientist regales his dinner guests with the tale of his travels to the year 802,701, where he discovers that the human race has evolved into two distinct societies. The Eloi, elegant and peaceful, yet lacking spirit, are terrorised by the sinister, light-fearing Morlocks, who live underground, surrounded by industry. And when his time machine mysteriously vanishes, the scientist must descend to the realm of the Morlocks in order to find his only hope of escape . . .H. G. Wells is considered a founding father of modern science fiction, coining the term ‘time machine’ and popularising the idea of time travel in literature.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.“That these man-like creatures were in truth only bestial monsters, mere grotesque travesties of men, filled me with a vague uncertainty of their possibilities far worse than any definite fear.”Edward Prendick, the sole survivor of a shipwreck in the South Pacific, is set ashore on an island where he meets the mysterious Doctor Moreau. Horrified by the discovery that Moreau is performing vivisection on animals to form monstrous human hybrids, Prendick flees into the jungle. But he soon realises that the island is populated with Moreau’s terrible creations, and not all are divested of their savage habits . . .H. G. Wells pioneered ideas of society, science and progress in his works, which are now considered modern classics. Written in 1896, The Island of Doctor Moreau is an imaginative exploration of the nature of cruelty and what it means to be human.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.Welcome to Utopia.When Mr. Barnstaple, an Earthling, is accidentally transported to Utopia with a group of others, he begins an adventure that will change how he views the world forever.Utopia has no government. Utopia has no religion. People are governed only by their own conscience and desires, and Barnstaple is drawn into what he sees as a perfect society. But when a disease brought by the Earthlings threatens the existence of the Utopians, Barnstaple must make a choice: take over Utopia, or betray his own people to save a world he has grown to admire…

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. From the planet of war they came to conquer the Earth ...The night after a shooting star is seen streaking across the sky, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common. Fascinated and exhilarated, the local people approach the mysterious object armed with nothing more than a white flag. But when gruesome alien creatures emerge armed with all-destroying heat-rays, their rashness turns rapidly to fear. As the rays blaze towards them, it soon becomes clear they have no choice but to flee - or die.The forces of the Earth, however, may prove harder to beat than they at first appear ...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ’For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive. When a strange, meteor-like object lands in the English countryside, the inhabitants of Earth find themselves victims of a terrible attack. Ruthless Martians, armed with heat rays and poisonous smoke, are intent on destroying humanity. As the unnamed narrator struggles to find his way across decimated wastelands, the fate of the planet hangs in the balance…First serialised in 1897, The War of the Worlds terrified and thrilled its readers, the fictional alien invasion evoking a new and hair-raising idea: we are not alone. The imagination of H.G. Wells has had a lasting and significant impact on the science fiction genre, and continues to inspire the work of countless writers, artists and directors to this day.

H G Wells roman Den osynlige mannen i nyöversättning och med efterord av Christian Ekvall. H G Wells är upphovsman till flera så kallade moderna klassiker av vilka detta är en. Den skrevs för mer än hundra år sedan (1897). Den har filmatiserats flera gånger om. Den har aldrig förlorat sin hypnotiska dragningskraft. Den hittar ständigt nya läsare. Handlingen börjar en ovädersnatt när snön yr över en liten by i England. En man stiger in på värdshuset och vill ha ett rum. Han är omsorsgfullt klädd mot kylan, halsduken täcker nedre delen av ansiktet och hatten är djupt neddragen så att inte heller övre delen av ansiktet syns. De mörka glasögonen skymmer ögonen. Han slänger generöst två guldmynt på disken, får sitt rum och förklarar med barsk och irriterad röst att han vill bli lämnad helt ifred, att han inte på några som helst villkor får bli störd. Ändå vågar värdshusvärdinnan en stund senare öppna hans dörr för att fråga om han vill ha mat. Hon reagerar över att gästen fortfarande har rocken och hatten på sig och att han - i samma ögonblick som hon öppnar dörren - hastigt håller upp sidenhalsduken framför munnen som om det vore mycket viktigt för honom att dölja hela ansiktet. Det är upptakten till denna synnerligen spännande roman, en riktig page-turner, som handlar om en vetenskapsman vid namn Griffin som upptäckt ett sätt att göra sig själv osynlig, en förmåga som först gör honom alldeles upprymd. Han inser att han lyckats med något som alla andra alltid trott varit omöjligt. Men strax hopar sig problemen... H G Wells föddes i Londonförorten Bromley 1866 och växte upp under enkla förhållanden. Han lyckades själv bekosta sina studier genom att arbeta som biträdande lärare. Samtidigt skrev han berättelser som han försökte få publicerade. 1895 kom hans genombrott med romanen Tidsmaskinen. Från denna stund blev han en mycket produktiv författare. Kulmen i skrivhastighet uppnådde han kort före sekelskiftet 1900 när han utkom med hela elva böcker på tre år, varav åtminstone fyra idag tillhör kategorin moderna klassiker. De har alla filmatiserats: Tidsmaskinen, Doktor Moreaus ö, Den osynlige mannen och Världarnas krig. (Den sistnämnda gick dessutom till radiohistorien när Wells nästan namne Orson Welles gjorde sin berömda ljudversion 1938 - utgiven av Bakhåll på CD i serien Bakhåll Sound Archive - radioreportaget om invasion från rymden som många lyssnare uppfattade som äkta nyhetssändning så att panik utbröt.) H G Wells roman Den osynlige mannen i översättning och med efterord av Christian Ekvall. ISBN 978-91-7742-628-8. Högkvalitetspapper, sydda ark, mjuka pärmar med flikar, 240 sidor.

With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin - the new guest at The Coach and Horses - is at first assumed to be a shy accident-victim. But the true reason for his disguise is far more chilling: he has developed a process that has made him invisible, and is locked in a struggle to discover the antidote. Forced from the village, and driven to murder, he seeks the aid of an old friend, Kemp. The horror of his fate has affected his mind, however - and when Kemp refuse to help, he resolves to wreak his revenge.

The Penguin English Library Edition of The Time Machine by H. G. Wells'Great shapes like big machines rose out of the dimness, and cast grotesque black shadows, in which dim spectral Morlocks sheltered from the glare'Chilling, prophetic and hugely influential, The Time Machine sees a Victorian scientist propel himself into the year 802,701 AD, where he is delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty and contentment in the form of the Eloi, an elfin species descended from man. But he soon realizes that they are simply remnants of a once-great culture - now weak and living in terror of the sinister Morlocks lurking in the deep tunnels, who threaten his very return home. H. G. Wells defined much of modern science fiction with this 1895 tale of time travel, which questions humanity, society, and our place on Earth.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.“For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive.”When a strange, meteor-like object lands in the heart of England, the inhabitants of Earth find themselves victims of a terrible attack. A ruthless race of Martians, armed with heat rays and poisonous smoke, is intent on destroying everything that stands in its way. As the unnamed hero struggles to find his way across decimated wastelands, the fate of the planet hangs in the balance . . .H. G. Wells was a pioneer of modern science fiction. First serialised in the UK in 1897, The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to depict conflict with an extraterrestrial race, and has influenced countless adaptations and sequels.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.“In a moment I was clutched by several hands, and there was no mistaking that they were trying to haul me back . . . You can scarce imagine how nauseatingly inhuman they looked – those pale chinless faces and great, lidless, pinkish-grey eyes!”An English scientist regales his dinner guests with the tale of his travels to the year 802,701, where he discovers that the human race has evolved into two distinct societies. The Eloi, elegant and peaceful, yet lacking spirit, are terrorised by the sinister, light-fearing Morlocks, who live underground, surrounded by industry. And when his time machine mysteriously vanishes, the scientist must descend to the realm of the Morlocks in order to find his only hope of escape . . .H. G. Wells is considered a founding father of modern science fiction, coining the term ‘time machine’ and popularising the idea of time travel in literature.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.“That these man-like creatures were in truth only bestial monsters, mere grotesque travesties of men, filled me with a vague uncertainty of their possibilities far worse than any definite fear.”Edward Prendick, the sole survivor of a shipwreck in the South Pacific, is set ashore on an island where he meets the mysterious Doctor Moreau. Horrified by the discovery that Moreau is performing vivisection on animals to form monstrous human hybrids, Prendick flees into the jungle. But he soon realises that the island is populated with Moreau’s terrible creations, and not all are divested of their savage habits . . .H. G. Wells pioneered ideas of society, science and progress in his works, which are now considered modern classics. Written in 1896, The Island of Doctor Moreau is an imaginative exploration of the nature of cruelty and what it means to be human.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.“I beheld, unclouded by doubt, a magnificent vision of all that invisibility might mean to a man – the mystery, the power, the freedom.”Griffin, a stranger, arrives at the local inn of an English village, entirely shrouded in bandages. Forbidding and unfriendly, he confines himself to his room. Driven away by the villagers and turning to an old friend for help, Griffin reveals that he has discovered how to make himself invisible, and plans to use his condition for treacherous ends. But when his friend refuses to join his quest, Griffin turns murderous, threatening to seek revenge on all who have betrayed him.H. G. Wells’ controversial works are considered modern classics of the science fiction genre. Originally serialised in 1897, The Invisible Man is a fascinating exploration of power, corruption and science.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.“For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive.”When a strange, meteor-like object lands in the heart of England, the inhabitants of Earth find themselves victims of a terrible attack. A ruthless race of Martians, armed with heat rays and poisonous smoke, is intent on destroying everything that stands in its way. As the unnamed hero struggles to find his way across decimated wastelands, the fate of the planet hangs in the balance . . .H. G. Wells was a pioneer of modern science fiction. First serialised in the UK in 1897, The War of the Worlds is one of the earliest stories to depict conflict with an extraterrestrial race, and has influenced countless adaptations and sequels.

Exam board: OCR, EduqasLevel & Subject: GCSE English LiteratureNext exams: 2027This edition of The War of the Worlds is perfect for GCSE-level students, with the complete novel, engaging introduction written by a teacher and a handy glossary at the back of the book. Fantastic value for H G Wells The War of the Worlds bookEasy to read font in an accessible formatA new introduction provides contextBespoke glossary explains key terms

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.Welcome to Utopia.When Mr. Barnstaple, an Earthling, is accidentally transported to Utopia with a group of others, he begins an adventure that will change how he views the world forever.Utopia has no government. Utopia has no religion. People are governed only by their own conscience and desires, and Barnstaple is drawn into what he sees as a perfect society. But when a disease brought by the Earthlings threatens the existence of the Utopians, Barnstaple must make a choice: take over Utopia, or betray his own people to save a world he has grown to admire…

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. ‘A good essay must have this permanent quality about it; it must draw its curtain round us, but it must be a curtain that shuts us in not out’ In the first volume of her critical essays, Virginia Woolf discusses the greatest authors of the literary canon – Jane Austen, George Eliot and Geoffrey Chaucer among others – with the everyday, ‘common reader’ in mind. With wit and insight, Woolf also revisits classic novels and examines scholarly subjects, from the Greek language to the Modern Essay, to the Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights.First published in 1925, The Common Reader is a stunning work from one of the most perceptive minds of the twentieth century, a collection which continues to nurture the joys of literature and reading to this day.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.“In a moment I was clutched by several hands, and there was no mistaking that they were trying to haul me back . . . You can scarce imagine how nauseatingly inhuman they looked – those pale chinless faces and great, lidless, pinkish-grey eyes!”An English scientist regales his dinner guests with the tale of his travels to the year 802,701, where he discovers that the human race has evolved into two distinct societies. The Eloi, elegant and peaceful, yet lacking spirit, are terrorised by the sinister, light-fearing Morlocks, who live underground, surrounded by industry. And when his time machine mysteriously vanishes, the scientist must descend to the realm of the Morlocks in order to find his only hope of escape . . .H. G. Wells is considered a founding father of modern science fiction, coining the term ‘time machine’ and popularising the idea of time travel in literature.

'And so, in a trice, he came into the garden that has haunted all his life.'H.G. Wells was a pioneer of science fiction, its first and greatest influence. Here his boundless invention creates three very stories: a poignant parable of a mysterious door, a thrilling account of be-tentacled sea creatures and the darkly comic chronicle of an academic rivalry taken too far . . .This book includes The Door in the Wall, The Sea Raiders and The Moth.

The Penguin English Library Edition of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells'Death!' I shouted. 'Death is coming! Death!'In this pioneering, shocking and nightmarish tale, naïve suburban Londoners investigate a strange cylinder from space, but are instantly incinerated by an all-destroying heat-ray. Soon, gigantic killing machines that chase and feed on human prey are threatening the whole of humanity. A pioneering work of alien invasion fiction, The War of the World's journalistic style contrasts disturbingly with its horrifying visions of the human race under siege.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.