Kessinger Publishing's legacy reprints

This volume contains 33 short stories written by H. G. Wells. The stories were specially chosen by Wells as those that he most wanted to reflect his legacy in short story form. The collection includes the title story - his most well-known - and other masterpieces including the chilling revenge story "The Cone" and "The New Accelerator", a masterful example of his early comedic style. Contents include: 'The Jilting Of Jane', 'The Cone', 'The Stolen Bacillus', 'The Flowering Of The Strange Orchid', 'The Avu Observatory', 'Aepyornis Island', 'The Remarkable Case Of Davidson's Eyes', 'The Lord Of The Dynamos', 'The Moth', 'The Treasure In The Forest', 'The Story Of The Late Mr. Elvesham', et cetera. Includes a specially commissioned new biography of the author

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