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Early Writings in Science and Science Fiction

H. G. Wells

First published 1975
Publisher University of California Press
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Pages xiv+249
ISBN 0520026799

No statement of printing on copyright page Edited by Robert M. Philmus and David Y. Hughes.

Page Title Author(s) Type
13 II. Enormous Repudiations Robert M. Philmus & David Y. Hughes Essay
19 A Talk with Gryllotalpa Septimus Browne Short Story
22 The Rediscovery of the Unique H. G. Wells Essay
32 Flat Earth Again H. G. Wells Essay
36 The Limits of Individual Plasticity H. G. Wells Essay
40 On Comparative Theology H. G. Wells Essay
47 III. Revisions of the Future Robert M. Philmus & David Y. Hughes Essay
57 The Time Machine (National Observer serial version) H. G. Wells Short Fiction
91 The Time Machine (excerpts from New Review serial) H. G. Wells Short Fiction
105 IV. The Opposite Idea Robert M. Philmus & David Y. Hughes Essay
110 The "Cyclic" Delusion H. G. Wells Essay
114 The Visibility of Change in the Moon H. G. Wells Essay
119 The Possible Individuality of Atoms H. G. Wells Essay
123 The Biological Problem of To-day H. G. Wells Essay
128 The Rate of Change in Species H. G. Wells Essay
132 The Duration of Life H. G. Wells Essay
136 Death H. G. Wells Essay
140 Concerning Skeletons H. G. Wells Essay
144 Another Basis for Life H. G. Wells Essay
148 V. Precarious Man Robert M. Philmus & David Y. Hughes Essay
153 A Vision of the Past H. G. Wells Short Story
158 Zoological Retrogression H. G. Wells Essay
169 On Extinction H. G. Wells Essay
173 Life in the Abyss H. G. Wells Essay
175 Intelligence on Mars H. G. Wells Essay
179 VI. Evolution and Ethics Robert M. Philmus & David Y. Hughes Essay
187 Ancient Experiments in Co-Operation H. G. Wells Essay
194 Province of Pain H. G. Wells Essay
200 The Sun God and the Holy Stars H. G. Wells Essay
203 Bye-Products in Evolution H. G. Wells Essay
206 Bio-Optimism H. G. Wells Essay
211 Human Evolution, an Artificial Process H. G. Wells Essay
220 Morals and Civilisation H. G. Wells Essay
229 Appendix. A Selective Bibliography uncredited Essay
245 Index of H. G. Wells's Writings uncredited Essay
247 Index of Names uncredited Essay
ix Preface (Early Writings in Science and Science Fiction) Robert M. Philmus & David Y. Hughes Essay
xiv I. Introduction: Outlines Robert M. Philmus & David Y. Hughes Essay