An orphan raised by his aunt and uncle struggles as a young man to integrate into upper class society after receiving a substantial inheritance from his grandfather.

A collection of short stories by H. G. Wells in a variety of genres ordered by date of publication.

A poor boy, the son of a servant, rises to fortune on the back of his uncle’s patent-medicine scheme.

Facing the devastation of a nuclear world war, humanity unites under a world government.

Two scientists discover a substance which promotes rapid and extreme growth in plants, animals, and humans, leading to unexpected and alarming consequences.

Two British men become the first humans to reach the Moon.

A Victorian dandy turns to a life of debauchery after a magical portrait stops him from aging.

A collection of Oscar Wilde’s short mysteries.

A collection of Oscar Wilde’s children’s stories.

A thousand years in the future, the builder of a spaceship discovers his emotions.

A groundbreaking painter struggles to leave his mark on the bohemian art world of 19th-century Paris.

A new resident of a poor coal mining town in 1860s France begins learning about socialist principles, and convinces the town to go on strike.