This volume collects 30 classic tales by H.G. Wells, including many of his early science fiction and fantasy stories. Included are:

INTRODUCTION, by Karl Wurf
THE STRANGE ORCHID
ÆPYORNIS ISLAND
THE PLATTNER STORY
THE ARGONAUTS OF THE AIR
THE STORY OF THE LATE MR. ELVESHAM
THE STOLEN BACILLUS
THE RED ROOM
A MOTH
IN THE ABYSS
UNDER THE KNIFE
THE RECONCILIATION
A SLIP UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
IN THE AVU OBSERVATORY
THE TRIUMPHS OF A TAXIDERMIST
A DEAL IN OSTRICHES
THE RAJAH’S TREASURE
THE STORY OF DAVIDSON’S EYES
THE CONE
THE PURPLE PILEUS
A CATASTROPHE
LE MARI TERRIBLE
THE APPLE
THE SAD STORY OF A DRAMATIC CRITIC
THE JILTING OF JANE
THE LOST INHERITANCE
POLLOCK AND THE PORROH MAN
THE SEA RAIDERS
IN THE MODERN VEIN
AN UNSYMPATHETIC LOVE STORY
THE LORD OF THE DYNAMOS
THE TREASURE IN THE FOREST