sfadb : H. G. Wells Chronology

H. G. Wells

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2013

“The Time Machine (excerpt)”

anthologies:

• The Time Traveler's Almanac, ed. Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer, Tor 2014

2001

The War of the Worlds (by HGW & Tom Kidd) • Books of Wonder

awards:

• Locus Awards 2002 — art book — 12th place

1998

The Complete Short Stories of H. G. Wells • collection • J.M. Dent, 1998

citations:

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

1996

Science Fiction Hall of Fame 1997 — Posthumous Inductee — winner

1988

Interzone Readers Poll 1989 — all-time best sf author — 17th place (tie)

1944

’42 To ’44: A Contemporary Memoir Upon Human Behavior During the Crisis of the World Revolution • nonfiction • Secker & Warburg

awards:

• Retro Hugo Awards 2020 — related work — nomination

1936

The Croquet Player • novel • Chatto and Windus, 1936

citations:

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

1934

Seven Famous Novels by H.G. Wells • novel • Knopf, 1934

citations:

• 1966: The Twenty-seven All-Time Best SF Books, Analog Magazine

• 1956: The Twenty-six All-Time Best SF Books, Astounding Magazine

• 1952: The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books, Astounding Magazine

• 1949: The Seventeen Basic SF Titles, Arkham Sampler

1933

The Shape of Things to Come • novel • Hutchinson, 1933

citations:

• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

1927

The Short Stories of H.G. Wells • collection • Ernest Benn , 1927

citations:

• 2000: The Essential SF Library, Claude Lalumière

• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

• 1952: The Twenty-Eight All-Time Best SF Books, Astounding Magazine

• 1949: The Seventeen Basic SF Titles, Arkham Sampler

1923

Men Like Gods • novel • Cassell and Company, 1923

citations:

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 1994: The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages, Harold Bloom

• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James

1918

“Peter Learns Arithmetic ”

anthologies:

• Fantasia Mathematica, ed. Clifton Fadiman, Simon & Schuster 1958

1914

The World Set Free • novel • Macmillan , 1914

citations:

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

1910

The Sleeper Awakes • novel • Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1910

citations:

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

1908

The War in the Air • novel • George Bell, 1908

citations:

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1906

In the Days of the Comet • novel • Macmillan, 1906

citations:

• 2006: The History of Science Fiction, Adam Roberts

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

• 1994: The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages, Harold Bloom

1905

A Modern Utopia • novel • Chapman & Hall, 1905

citations:

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas

• 2006: The History of Science Fiction, Adam Roberts

• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell

“The Empire of the Ants ” • The Strand Dec 1905

anthologies:

• Earth Is the Strangest Planet, ed. Robert Silverberg, Thomas Nelson 1977

1904

The Food of the Gods • novel • Macmillan, 1904

citations:

• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 2006: The History of Science Fiction, Adam Roberts

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

• 1994: The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages, Harold Bloom

“The Country of the Blind ” • The Strand Apr 1904

anthologies:

• The Road to Science Fiction Volume 5: The British Way, ed. James Gunn, White Wolf 1998

• Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology, ed. Patricia S. Warrick, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Harper & Row 1988

• Lost Worlds, Unknown Horizons, ed. Robert Silverberg, NEL 1978

• Science Fiction: The Future, ed. Dick Allen, HBJ 1971

• Masterpieces of Science Fiction, ed. Sam Moskowitz, World 1966

1903

“The Valley of the Spiders ” • Pearson's Magazine Mar 1903

anthologies:

• The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural, ed. Bill Pronzini, Martin H. Greenberg & Barry N. Malzberg, Arbor House 1981

“The Truth About Pyecraft ” • The Strand Apr 1903

anthologies:

• The Golden Road, ed. Damon Knight, Simon & Schuster 1973

“The Land Ironclads ” • The Strand Dec 1903

anthologies:

• The Ascent of Wonder, ed. David G. Hartwell & Kathryn Cramer, Tor 1994

• The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories, ed. Tom Shippey, Oxford University Press 1992

1901

The First Men in the Moon • novel • Bowen-Merrill, 1901

citations:

• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 2006: The History of Science Fiction, Adam Roberts

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn

• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell

• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

• 1994: The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages, Harold Bloom

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

anthologies:

• The Portable Novels of Science, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Viking 1945

“The New Accelerator ” • The Strand Dec 1901

anthologies:

• The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces, ed. Robert Silverberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Arbor House 1983

• The Road to Science Fiction #2, ed. James E. Gunn, Mentor 1979

• Beyond Time and Space, ed. August Derleth, Pellegrini Cudahy 1950

1899

When the Sleeper Wakes • novel • Harper and Brothers, 1899

citations:

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas

• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell

• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James

• 1994: The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages, Harold Bloom

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

“A Vision of Judgement ” • The Butterfly Sep 1899

anthologies:

• Looking Ahead, ed. Dick Allen & Lori Allen, HBJ 1975

“A Story of the Days to Come ” • The Pall Mall Magazine Jun 1899 (+4)

anthologies:

• Science Fiction Century, ed. David Hartwell, 1997 1997

1898

The War of the Worlds • novel • Heinemann, 1898

citations:

• 2021: 50 essential science fiction books, AbeBooks

• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2016: How Great Science Fiction Works, Gary K. Wolfe

• 2011: Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books, NPR

• 2009: 1000 novels everyone must read, Guardian Newspaper

• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas

• 2006: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Peter Boxall

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 2006: The History of Science Fiction, Adam Roberts

• 2005: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Gary Westfahl

• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 2003: The 100 science fiction books you just have to read!, Keith Olexa

• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn

• 2000: The Essential SF Library, Claude Lalumière

• 1998: 100 Best Novels, Radcliffe Publishing Course

• 1998: Best All-Time SF Novel, Locus Magazine

• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

• 1994: The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages, Harold Bloom

• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

• 1987: Best All-Time SF Novels, Locus Magazine

• 1984: The Science Fiction Sourcebook, David Wingrove

• 1976: The World of Science Fiction: 1925-1976, Lester del Rey

• 1975: 1975 Locus All-Time Poll, Locus Magazine

“The Man Who Could Work Miracles ” • The Illustrated London News Jul 1898

anthologies:

• One Hundred Years of Science Fiction, ed. Damon Knight, Simon & Schuster 1968

1897

The Invisible Man • novel • C. Arthur Pearson, 1897

citations:

• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz

• 2018: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List, James Mustich

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2006: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Peter Boxall

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 2006: The History of Science Fiction, Adam Roberts

• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 2000: The Essential SF Library, Claude Lalumière

• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

• 1994: The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages, Harold Bloom

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

“The Star ” • The Graphic Christmas 1897

anthologies:

• The Big Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer, Random House/Vintage 2016

• The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction, Arthur B. Evans et al, Wesleyan 2010

• The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy, ed. Garyn G. Roberts, Prentice-Hall 2001

• Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology, ed. Patricia S. Warrick, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg, Harper & Row 1988

• Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology, ed. Eric S. Rabkin, Oxford University Press 1983

• The Road to Science Fiction #1, ed. James E. Gunn, Mentor 1977

• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow..., ed. Bonnie L. Heintz, Frank Herbert, Donald A. Joos & Jane Agorn McGee, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1974

• The Mirror of Infinity, ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row 1970

• The Earth in Peril, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Ace 1957

• Shot in the Dark, ed. Judith Merril, Bantam 1950

• The Other Side of the Moon, ed. August Derleth, Pellegrini Cudahy 1949

“The Invisible Man ” • Pearson's Weekly Jun 12 1897 (+8)

anthologies:

• A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels, ed. Damon Knight, Delacorte 1964

“The Crystal Egg ” • The New Review May 1897

anthologies:

• In Dreams Awake, ed. Leslie A. Fiedler, Dell 1975

• A Century of Science Fiction, ed. Damon Knight, Simon & Schuster 1962

• Strange Ports of Call, ed. August Derleth, Pellegrini Cudahy 1948

1896

The Island of Dr. Moreau • novel • Heinemann , 1896

citations:

• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas

• 2006: 501 Must-Read Books, Emma Beare & Cathy Lowne

• 2006: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Peter Boxall

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 2006: The History of Science Fiction, Adam Roberts

• 2005: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Gary Westfahl

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn

• 2000: The Essential SF Library, Claude Lalumière

• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell

• 1994: The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages, Harold Bloom

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James

• 1988: Horror: 100 Best Books, Stephen Jones & Kim Newman

• 1984: The Science Fiction Sourcebook, David Wingrove

“Under the Knife” • The New Review Jan 1896

anthologies:

• Perchance to Dream, ed. Damon Knight, Doubleday 1972

“The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham ” • The Idler May 1896

anthologies:

• The Dark Side, ed. Damon Knight, Doubleday 1965

“The Plattner Story ” • The New Review Apr 1896

anthologies:

• The Big Book of Classic Fantasy, ed. Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer, Vintage 2019

“In the Abyss ” • Pearson's Magazine Aug 1896

anthologies:

• Science Fiction A to Z, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Houghton Mifflin 1982

• First Contact, ed. Damon Knight, Pinnacle 1971

• The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Pocket 1943

1895

The Time Machine • novel • Henry Holt, 1895

citations:

• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz

• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project

• 2016: How Great Science Fiction Works, Gary K. Wolfe

• 2015: 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime, Amazon Editors

• 2011: Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books, NPR

• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas

• 2009: 1000 novels everyone must read, Guardian Newspaper

• 2008: 110 best books: The perfect library, Telegraph

• 2007: The Complete Idiot's Guide to The Ultimate Reading List, Shelley Mosley & et al.

• 2006: The History of Science Fiction, Adam Roberts

• 2006: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Peter Boxall

• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

• 2005: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Gary Westfahl

• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron

• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn

• 2003: The 100 science fiction books you just have to read!, Keith Olexa

• 1998: Best All-Time SF Novel, Locus Magazine

• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell

• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak

• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute

• 1994: The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages, Harold Bloom

• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James

• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

• 1987: Best All-Time SF Novels, Locus Magazine

• 1984: The Science Fiction Sourcebook, David Wingrove

• 1979: A Reader's Guide to Science Fiction, Baird Searles & Martin Last, Beth Meacham, Michael Franklin

• 1976: The World of Science Fiction: 1925-1976, Lester del Rey

• 1975: 1975 Locus All-Time Poll, Locus Magazine

• 1974: Modern Science Fiction, Norman Spinrad

• 1973: Science Fiction: An Introduction, L. David Allen

“The Time Machine”

anthologies:

• Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction, ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman, Wildside 2011

• Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 2A, ed. Ben Bova, Doubleday 1973

• A Century of Science Fiction, ed. Damon Knight, Simon & Schuster 1962 (excerpt)

“The Temptation of Harringay ” • The St. James's Gazette Feb 9 1895

anthologies:

• Human?, ed. Judith Merril, Lion 1954

“The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes” • Pall Mall Budget Mar 28 1895

anthologies:

• Best of Science Fiction, ed. Groff Conklin, Crown 1946

“The Moth” • Pall Mall Gazette Mar 28 1895

anthologies:

• In the Grip of Terror, ed. Groff Conklin, Permabooks 1951

1888

“The Chronic Argonauts ” • Science Schools Journal Apr 1888 (+2)

anthologies:

• Strange Signposts, ed. Roger Elwood & Sam Moskowitz, Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1966

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