Wells, H.G

When a brilliant scientist discovers an invisibility formula, he turns to a life of crime.

Contains Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" about a scientist who creates a monster from various dead bodies and H. G. Wells's "The Island of Doctor Moreau" in which victims of a shipwreck in the Pacific discover an island ruled by an ominous scientist who performs ghastly genetic experiments which change animals into grotesque, partially human creatures, and includes a selection of essays on themes in the two novels.

A contemporary retelling of the H.G. Wells story of alien invasion in which dock worker Ray Ferrier fights for the survival of his family when an army of killer Tripods lands in New York.

On t.p.: The wonderful visit, Kipps, The wife of Sir Isaac Harman, Love and Mr. Lewisham : plus 14 short stories including The crystal egg, The star, In the abyss, and A dream of Armegeddon.

As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth.

Relates the adventures of a scientist who invents a machine that transports him into the future.