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 Invisible Man, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is The War of the Worlds, 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 War of the Worlds, 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. Year Book Link
1
8.2
The Time Machine
1895
2
The Wonderful Visit
1895
3
7.3
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1896
4
The Wheels of Chance
1896
5
8.8
The Invisible Man
1897
6
8.5
The War of the Worlds
1898
7
When the Sleeper Wakes / The Sleeper Awakes
1899
8
Love and Mr. Lewisham
1899
9
8
The First Men in the Moon
1901
10
The Sea Lady
1902
11
The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth
1904
12
10
Kipps
1905
13
A Modern Utopia
1905
14
In the Days of the Comet
1906
15
The War in the Air
1908
16
Tono-Bungay
1909
17
Ann Veronica
1909
18
10
The History of Mr Polly
1910
19
The Sleeper Awakes
1911
20
The New Machiavelli
1911
21
Marriage
1912
22
The Passionate Friends
1913
23
The World Set Free
1914
24
The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
1914
25
Bealby: A Holiday
1915
26
The Research Magnificent
1915
27
Boon, the Mind of the Race ( As: Reginald Bliss)
Boon, the Mind of the Race ( As: Reginald Bliss)
1915
28
Boon
1915
29
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
1916
30
The Soul of a Bishop
1917
31
Joan and Peter: A Story of an Education
1918
32
The Undying Fire
1919
33
The Secret Places of the Heart
1922
34
Men Like Gods
1923
35
The Dream
1924
36
Christina Alberta's Father
1925
37
The World of William Clissold
1926
38
Meanwhile the Picture of a Lady
1927
39
Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island
1928
40
The King Who Was a King
1929
41
Autocracy of Mr. Parham
1930
42
Bulpington of Blup
1930
43
10
The Shape of Things to Come
1933
44
The Croquet Player
1936
45
Star Begotten
1937
46
The Camford Visitation
1937
47
Brynhild
1937
48
The Brothers
1938
49
Apropos of Dolores
1938
50
The Holy Terror
1939
51
All Aboard for Ararat
1940
52
Babes in the Darkling Wood
1940
53
You Can't Be Too Careful
1941
54
The Wealth of Mr. Waddy
1969

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

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

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

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

List of Screenplays in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Certain Personal Matters
1897
2
Anticipations
1901
3
The Discovery of the Future
1902
4
Mankind in the Making
1903
5
The Future in America
1906
6
This Misery of Boots
1907
7
First and Last Things
1908
8
New Worlds for Old
1908
9
Floor Games
1911
10
Little Wars
1913
11
An Englishman Looks at the World
1914
12
What is Coming?
1916
13
Elements of Reconstruction
1916
14
God the Invisible King
1917
15
War and the Future / Italy, France and Britain at War
1917
16
In The Fourth Year
1918
17
The Outline of History
1919
18
Russia in the Shadows
1920
19
The Salvaging of Civiization
1921
20
A Short History of the World
1922
21
Washington and the Riddle of Peace / Washington and the Hope of Peace
1922
22
A Modern Utopia and Other Discussions
1925
23
The Open Conspiracy: What Are We To Do With Our Lives?
1928
24
The Science of Life (With: G.P. Wells, Julian Huxley)
The Science of Life (With: G.P. Wells, Julian Huxley)
1929
25
The Open Conspiracy and Other Writings
1933
26
Experiment in Autobiography
1934
27
H.G. Wells in Love
1934
28
World Brain
1938
29
The Fate of Homo Sapiens / The Fate of Man
1939
30
The New World Order
1939
31
The Conquest of Time
1942
32
Crux Ansata
1943
33
Mind at the End of Its Tether
1945
34
Frank Swinnerton (With: Arnold Bennett, Grant M. Overton)
Frank Swinnerton (With: Arnold Bennett, Grant M. Overton)
1975
35
Interviews and Recollections
1981
36
Experiment in Autobiography, Vol. 2
1984
37
A Volume of Journalism
1999
38
The Conquest of Time and The Happy Turning
2002
39
Little Wars and Floor Games
2006

List of H.G. Wells Audiobooks in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Martian Invasion of Earth
1898

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

List of H.G. Wells Anthologies in Publication Order

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

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.

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 novel 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.
  • 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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