Seven Famous Novels
| First published | 1934 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Omnibus |
| Pages | x+860 |
| Price | $2.75 |
7 novels, 1895 to 1906
Wells selected eight novels for 1933 UK omnibus The Scientific Romances of H.G. Wells: these seven and Men Like Gods (1923).
Men Like Gods "is a kind of dramatized continuation of the themes of A Modern Utopia. A group of Earthlings is accidentally transferred via something like Matter Transmission to the world of Utopia ...
Wells included the tale in The Scientific Romances of H.G. Wells [see above], though the American publishers left it out, perhaps unwisely, as Men Like Gods more than once eloquently escapes its didactic remit ..."
--SFE3 biographical entry by John Clute and Brian Stapledon
• "First Printing June 1, 1934" on copyright page. [Currey]
• Price from Tuck
• Dust jacket is pictured. The cover can be seen here.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | uncredited | Wonder Stories, September 1934 |
| 1934 | C. A. Brandt | Amazing Stories, October 1934 |
| 1950 | Groff Conklin | Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1950 |
| 1991 | Everett F. Bleiler | Science Fiction: The Early Years (Pages 545 - 998) |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | The Time Machine | H. G. Wells | Novella |
| 67 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | H. G. Wells | Novel |
| 159 | The Invisible Man | H. G. Wells | Novel |
| 263 | The War of the Worlds | H. G. Wells | Novel |
| 389 | The First Men in the Moon | H. G. Wells | Novel |
| 529 | The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth | H. G. Wells | Novel |
| 687 | In the Days of the Comet | H. G. Wells | Novel |
| iii | Preface (Seven Famous Novels) | H. G. Wells | Essay |