H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells also wrote as: Reginald Bliss.

H.G. Wells was born in Bromley, High Street, London, England on September 21st, 1866 and passed away at the age of 79 on August 13th, 1946.

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H.G. Wells Stats: The highest rated book by H.G. Wells on Book Notification is The War of the Worlds, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is The Invisible Man, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by H.G. Wells on Book Notification is The Time Machine, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Invisible Man, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of H.G. Wells books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.6
The Time Machine
1895
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2
6
The Wonderful Visit
1895
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3
6.9
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1896
Go
4
The Wheels of Chance
1896
Go
5
8
The Invisible Man
1897
Go
6
8.1
The War of the Worlds
1898
Go
7
When the Sleeper Wakes / The Sleeper Awakes
1899
Go
8
Love and Mr. Lewisham
1899
Go
9
6
The First Men in the Moon
1901
Go
10
The Sea Lady
1902
Go
11
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth
1904
Go
12
Kipps
1905
Go
13
2
A Modern Utopia
1905
Go
14
In the Days of the Comet
1906
Go
15
The War in the Air
1908
Go
16
Tono-Bungay
1909
Go
17
Ann Veronica
1909
Go
18
The History of Mr Polly
1910
Go
19
6
The Sleeper Awakes
1911
Go
20
The New Machiavelli
1911
Go
21
Marriage
1912
Go
22
The Passionate Friends
1913
Go
23
6
The World Set Free
1914
Go
24
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
1914
Go
25
Bealby: A Holiday
1915
Go
26
The Research Magnificent
1915
Go
27
Boon, the Mind of the Race ( As: Reginald Bliss)
1915
Go
28
Boon
1915
Go
29
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
1916
Go
30
The Soul of a Bishop
1917
Go
31
Joan and Peter: A Story of an Education
1918
Go
32
The Undying Fire
1919
Go
33
The Secret Places of the Heart
1922
Go
34
Men Like Gods
1923
Go
35
The Dream
1924
Go
36
Christina Alberta's Father
1925
Go
37
The World of William Clissold
1926
Go
38
Meanwhile the Picture of a Lady
1927
Go
39
Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island
1928
Go
40
The King Who Was a King
1929
Go
41
Autocracy of Mr. Parham
1930
Go
42
Bulpington of Blup
1930
Go
43
The Shape of Things to Come
1933
Go
44
The Croquet Player
1936
Go
45
Star Begotten
1937
Go
46
The Camford Visitation
1937
Go
47
Brynhild
1937
Go
48
The Brothers
1938
Go
49
Apropos of Dolores
1938
Go
50
The Holy Terror
1939
Go
51
All Aboard for Ararat
1940
Go
52
Babes in the Darkling Wood
1940
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53
You Can't Be Too Careful
1941
Go
54
The Wealth of Mr. Waddy
1969
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Chronic Argonauts / The Chronic Argonaughts
1888
Go
2
6
The Triumphs of a Taxidermist
1894
Go
3
6
The Treasure in the Forest
1894
Go
4
8
The Flowering of the Strange Orchid
1894
Go
5
6
The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes / The Story of Davidson's Eyes
1895
Go
6
The Plattner Story
1896
Go
7
The Star
1897
Go
8
The Sea-Raiders
1897
Go
9
The Crystal Egg
1897
Go
10
A Story Of The Days To Come
1897
Go
11
Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation
1898
Go
12
A Dream of Armageddon
1901
Go
13
The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost
1902
Go
14
The Valley of Spiders
1903
Go
15
The Magic Shop
1903
Go
16
Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland
1903
Go
17
4
The Door in the Wall
1906
Go
18
The Desert Daisy
1957
Go
19
Ugh-Lomi and the Cave Bear
2016
Go
20
The New Accelerator
2017
Go
21
Under the Knife
2022
Go
22
A Vision of Judgment
2022
Go
23
6
Aepyornis Island
2022
Go
24
The Obliterated Man
2022
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) and Two Other Reminiscences
1895
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2
The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents
1896
Go
3
The Crystal Egg and Other Tales
1897
Go
4
Thirty Strange Stories
1897
Go
5
The Plattner Story and Others
1897
Go
6
Tales of Space and Time
1899
Go
7
Twelve Stories and a Dream
1906
Go
8
The Country of the Blind and Other Selected Stories
1909
Go
9
Tales of Wonder
1910
Go
10
The Complete Short Stories
1927
Go
11
The Moth and Other Stories
1962
Go
12
Early Writings in Science and Science Fiction
1975
Go
13
The Empire of the Ants and Other Stories
1977
Go
14
The Man With a Nose
1984
Go
15
In the Days of the Comet & Seventeen Short Stories
1999
Go
16
The Red Room and Other Stories
2000
Go
17
The Grisly Folk, and the Wild Asses of the Devil
2008
Go
18
Collected Short Stories
2008
Go
19
Tales of the Weird and Supernatural
2011
Go
20
The Best Short Stories of H.G. Wells
2015
Go
21
The Argonauts of the Air & 15 Short Stories
2015
Go
22
The Door in the Wall? And Other Stories
2017
Go

List of Screenplays in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1898
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Certain Personal Matters
1897
Go
2
Anticipations
1901
Go
3
The Discovery of the Future
1902
Go
4
Mankind in the Making
1903
Go
5
The Future in America
1906
Go
6
This Misery of Boots
1907
Go
7
First and Last Things
1908
Go
8
New Worlds for Old
1908
Go
9
Floor Games
1911
Go
10
Little Wars
1913
Go
11
An Englishman Looks at the World
1914
Go
12
What is Coming?
1916
Go
13
Elements of Reconstruction
1916
Go
14
God the Invisible King
1917
Go
15
War and the Future / Italy, France and Britain at War
1917
Go
16
In The Fourth Year
1918
Go
17
The Outline of History
1919
Go
18
Russia in the Shadows
1920
Go
19
The Salvaging of Civiization
1921
Go
20
A Short History of the World
1922
Go
21
Washington and the Riddle of Peace / Washington and the Hope of Peace
1922
Go
22
A Modern Utopia and Other Discussions
1925
Go
23
6
The Open Conspiracy: What Are We To Do With Our Lives?
1928
Go
24
The Science of Life (With: G.P. Wells, Julian Huxley)
1929
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25
The Open Conspiracy and Other Writings
1933
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26
Experiment in Autobiography
1934
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27
H.G. Wells in Love
1934
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28
World Brain
1938
Go
29
The Fate of Homo Sapiens / The Fate of Man
1939
Go
30
The New World Order
1939
Go
31
The Conquest of Time
1942
Go
32
Crux Ansata
1943
Go
33
Mind at the End of Its Tether
1945
Go
34
Frank Swinnerton (With: Arnold Bennett, Grant M. Overton)
1975
Go
35
Interviews and Recollections
1980
Go
36
Experiment in Autobiography, Vol. 2
1984
Go
37
A Volume of Journalism
1999
Go
38
The Conquest of Time and The Happy Turning
2002
Go
39
Little Wars and Floor Games
2006
Go

List of H.G. Wells Audiobooks in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Martian Invasion of Earth
1898
Go

The Martian Invasion of Earth is an full-cast adaptation of The War of the Worlds.

List of Correspondence Of H.G. Wells Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Correspondence of H.G. Wells
1996
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2
The Correspondence of H G Wells, Vol. 2
1997
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3
The Correspondence of H G Wells, Vol. 4
1997
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4
The Correspondence of H G Wells, Vol. 3
1997
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List of H.G. Wells Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror
1931
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2
The Pocket Book of Mystery Stories
1941
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3
World's Great Mystery Stories
1943
Go
4
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Bar The Doors
1946
Go
5
4
50 Great Short Stories
1952
Go
6
The Sixth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
1970
Go
7
7
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume II A
1973
Go
8
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow...
1974
Go
9
6
Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1979
Go
10
Over the Rainbow
1983
Go
11
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories
1984
Go
12
Adventure Stories for Boys and Girls
1985
Go
13
War Stories
1987
Go
14
6
Mysterious Sea Stories
1987
Go
15
Science Fiction Stories
1988
Go
16
Tales of the Occult
1989
Go
17
8
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales
1993
Go
18
The Best Crime Stories Ever Told
2002
Go
19
The Campfire Collection
2003
Go
20
The War of the Worlds: Fresh Perspectives
2005
Go
21
Tainted: Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
2008
Go
22
Great Classic Science Fiction
2010
Go
23
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
2010
Go
24
The Time Traveler's Almanac
2013
Go
25
Contact: Stories of the New World
2013
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26
Amazing Stories, February 1929
2014
Go
27
Classic Martian Stories
2014
Go
28
Lost Mars
2018
Go
29
30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories
2019
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30
30 Occult & Supernatural Masterpieces You Have to Read Before You Die
2019
Go
31
Classic Tales of Horror
2020
Go
32
Tales of Time Warps
2024
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H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells was born on September 21st, 1866. H.G. passed away August 13th, 1946 at 79 years old. H.G. Wells was born in Bromley, High Street, London, England.

H.G. Wells is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 54 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1895 with the novel The Time Machine. The most recently released novel was The Wealth of Mr. Waddy which was released in 1969.

H.G. Wells also wrote the Non-Fiction Books series which has 39 books including Certain Personal Matters and Anticipations.

H.G. Wells: Awards & Accolades

Wells' book, The Martian Invasion of Earth won the Audie Award, Best Audio Drama, in 2019.

H.G. Wells books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1994. The War of the Worlds was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Multi-Voiced Narration, in 1998 as well as the Audie Award - Best Audio Drama in 2014. Great Classic Science Fiction was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Multi-Voiced Performance Award, in 2011.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow H.G. Wells are:

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
  2. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  3. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  4. Ray Bradbury, author of the novel: Fahrenheit 451.
  5. Frank Herbert, author of the Dune Series.

H.G. Wells: F.A.Q

When was H.G. Wells Born?

H.G. Wells was born on September 21st, 1866.

When did H.G. Wells die?

H.G. Wells died on August 13th, 1946 at 79 years old.

Where was H.G. Wells Born?

H.G. Wells was born in Bromley, High Street, London, England.

What book awards has H.G. Wells won?

Wells' book, The Martian Invasion of Earth won the award Audie Award, Best Audio Drama, in 2019.

What was the first book H.G. Wells wrote?

The first book written by H.G. Wells was The Chronic Argonauts / The Chronic Argonaughts, published in 1888.

What was the most recent book H.G. Wells wrote?

His most recently released work was The Obliterated Man (a short story) on June 2nd, 2022.

How many books has H.G. Wells written?

H.G. Wells has written 145 books across 10 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 54 Standalone Novels
  • 24 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 22 Short Story Collections
  • 1 Screenplays
  • 39 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 H.G. Wells Audiobooks
  • 4 books in the Correspondence Of H.G. Wells Series
  • 1 Reginald Bliss Standalone Novels

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