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This carefully crafted ebook: "Twelve Stories and a Dream (The original 1903 edition of 13 fantasy and science fiction short stories)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: 1.Filmer 2.The Magic Shop 3.The Valley of Spiders d 4.The Truth About Pyecraft 5.Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland 6.The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost 7.Jimmy Goggles the God 8.The New Accelerator 9.Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation 10.The Stolen Body 11.Mr. Brisher's Treasure 12.Miss Winchelsea's Heart 13.A Dream of Armageddon Herbert George "H. G." Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is one person sometimes called "The Father of Science Fiction", as are Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau.

"Twelve Stories and a Dream" contains just that, twelve short stories and a description of a dream by H. G. Wells. It presents the readers with a variety of classic Wells tales. This fantastic collection is highly recommended for lovers of the short story from and fans of Wells' wonderful work. The stories include: "Filmer", "The Magic Shop", "The Valley of Spiders", "The Truth About Pyecraft", "Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland", "The Inexperienced Ghost", "Jimmy Goggles the God", "The New Accelerator", "Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation", "The Stolen Body", "Mr. Brisher's Treasure", "Miss Winchelsea's Heart", and "A Dream of Armageddon". Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer who wrote in a variety of genres, including the novel, politics, history, and social commentary. Today, he is perhaps best remembered for his contributions to the science fiction genre, thanks to such novels as "The Time Machine" (1895), "The Invisible Man" (1897), and "The War of the Worlds" (1898). Although never a winner, Wells was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature a total of four times.

A dream of Armageddon:The story opens aboard a train, when an unwell-looking man strikes up a conversation with the narrator when he sees him reading a book about dreams. The white-faced man says that he has little time for dream analysis because, he says, his dreams are killing him.He goes on to tell how he has been experiencing consecutive dreams of an unspecified future time in which he is a major political figure who has given up his position to live with a younger woman on the island of Capri. The dreamer describes the island in detail, despite never having visited it, which impresses the narrator, who has actually been to Capri. The dreamer tells how his dream idyll comes to an end. While dancing, he is approached by an envoy from his own country who implores him to return and resume his old role before his successor brings about a war. However, this would mean leaving the woman he loves, and his dream self chooses love over duty....

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. ContentsFilmer -- The magic shop -- The valley of spiders -- The truth about Pyecraft -- Mr. Skelmersdale in fairyland -- The story of the inexperienced ghost -- Jimmy Goggles the god -- The new accelerator -- Mr. Ledbetter's vacation -- The stolen body -- Mr. Brisher's treasure -- Miss Winchelsea's heart -- A dream of Armageddon.

This is a compilation of thirteen stories by H.G. Wells, the well-known author of The Time Machine, War of the Worlds, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and The Invisible Man.All of the stories in tihs volume follow a simple and classic pattern: Exposition, conflict, resolution. Because of the short story format, there is not much room for complication or denouement, so these stories by nature are simpler than some of Wells’ other work.1. FILMER2. THE MAGIC SHOP3. THE VALLEY OF SPIDERS4. THE TRUTH ABOUT PYECRAFT5. MR. SKELMERSDALE IN FAIRYLAND6. THE STORY OF THE INEXPERIENCED GHOST7. JIMMY GOGGLES THE GOD8. THE NEW ACCELERATOR9. MR. LEDBETTER'S VACATION10. THE STOLEN BODY11. MR. BRISHER'S TREASURE12. MISS WINCHELSEA'S HEART13. A DREAM OF ARMAGEDDON

This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices.ContentsFilmerThe Magic ShopThe Valley of SpidersThe Truth about PyecraftMr. Skelmersdale in FairylandThe Story of the Inexperienced GhostJimmy Goggles the GodThe New AcceleratorMr. Ledbetter's VacationThe Stolen BodyMr. Brisher's TreasureMiss Winchelsea's HeartA Dream of ArmageddonH. G. Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is one person sometimes called "The Father of Science Fiction", as are Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau.