H. G Wells
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico. Carlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman. Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past...
Author
Publisher
Reader's Digest Association
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
In the Invisible man, a scientist makes himself invisible, but loses control of the experiment. In the Island of Dr. Moreau, the survivor of a shipwreck finds himself washed ashore on an island with some very peculiar inhabitants.
290) The Invisible Man
Author
Series
Classics Illustrated volume 2
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On a cold day in February, a stranger arrives in the village of Iping. He wears gloves and dark glasses, even inside, and his face is covered in bandages. Soon crimes occur that cannot be explained, and the townspeople realize the unthinkable truth: the strange man is invisible--and he is slowly going mad.
291) The invisible man
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
293) Nocturne
Author
Language
English
Description
This is Frank Swinnerton's 1917 novel, "Nocturne". Written in response to a challenge which required him to write a novel that takes place in a single evening, "Nocturne" is set firmly in the world of the working classes and follows the story of Jenny and Emmy, two sisters whose differences threaten to tear them apart. A masterful and intriguing novel not to be missed by fans of Swinnerton's work.
Author
Language
English
Description
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Under his administration, Russia, and later the Soviet Union, became a one-party socialist state governed by the Communist Party. Ideologically a Marxist, his developments to the ideology are called...
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A writer's writer who won a great deal of critical acclaim during his career, Leonard Merrick often grappled with weighty topics. In The Quaint Companions, Merrick addresses the issue of interracial marriage, following the courtship and union of a mixed-race couple and the trials and triumphs of their sensitive, creative son.
299) Underground Man
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Underground Man" is a science fiction novel introduced by H. G. Wells. After mankind has undergone a radical social evolution in regards to group cooperation and herd behaviour, the sun unexpectedly dies, forcing the survivors underground. They take with them the greatest works of art and literature, only to one day emerge and create a Utopia on earth's surface.
300) Bullet Points 1
Author
Language
English
Description
Read stories that capture the complexity, tragedy, and hope of warfare and violence in human (and nonhuman) society. The Bullet Points anthology offers classic stories alongside stories from up-and-coming authors, including: H. G. Wells, "The Land Ironclads"David Drake, "Caught in the Crossfire"James C. Glass, "Skirmish at Heklara"Tony Ballantyne, "The War Artist"Walter Jon Williams, "Wolf Time"Nathan W. Toronto, "The Defense of Gipper's Twist"MAJ...