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Things to Come

H. G. Wells

First published 1935
Type Novel


Screenplay for the film version of 1933 novel The Shape of Things to Come. DO NOT MERGE WITH THAT TITLE OR MAKE A VARIANT TITLE.

According to the Wikipedia film article (above), Things to Come is "a 1936 British black-and-white science fiction film". 'The dialogue and plot were devised by H. G. Wells as "a new story" meant to display the "social and political forces and possibilities" that he had outlined' in the work that 'he considered less a novel than a "discussion" in fictional form'. As another "influence" Wikipedia cites his 1899 novella A Story of the Days to Come, five linked stories set in the 2090s.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1935 Cover Things to Come Cresset Press Novel
October 1935 Cover Things to Come The Macmillan Company Novel
1940 Two Film Stories: Things to Come / The Man Who Could Work Miracles Cresset Press Collection |1
1975 Things to Come Gregg Press Novel 1
April 2007 Cover Things to Come: A Critical Text of the 1935 London First Edition, with an Introduction and Appendices McFarland & Company Novel
May 2010 The Man Who Could Work Miracles and Things to Come McFarland & Company Collection
April 2012 Cover Things to Come: A Critical Text of the 1935 London First Edition, with an Introduction and Appendices McFarland & Company Novel