Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface viii
3. Contents x
4. I. H. G. Wells and the Fin de Siècle 1
5. II. From The Chronic Argonauts to The Time Machine 23
6. III. The Short Stories 62
7. IV. The Wonderful Visit, The Island of Dr Moreau, and The Invisible Man 89
8. V. The War of the Worlds 123
9. VI. When the Sleeper Wakes and The First Men in the Moon 140
10. VII. Wells and the Twentieth Century 165
11. Select Bibliography 175
12. Appendix 181
13. Notes 215
14. Index 221