Books tagged with Fiction[1965 found]
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Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Coming of Age
Follow the journey of a humble young man whose innocence and curiosity lead him through love, society, and unexpected opportunity. As he navigates personal growth and social change, he discovers the joys, challenges, and complexities of life with warmth and insight.
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At the Mountains of Madness
by H. P. Lovecraft
A chilling Antarctic expedition uncovers an ancient, alien city buried in ice. As geologists probe its cyclopean ruins, they unravel cosmic horrors and forbidden knowledge of a prehistoric race. This eerie tale of dread and discovery, set in a frozen wasteland, probes humanity’s frail place in a vast, indifferent universe, where secrets older than time awaken terror.
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The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
Two eccentric scientists brew a nutrient that makes life grow without limit. Soon hens, weeds, rats—and children—swell to monstrous size, turning farms into jungles and towns into battlegrounds. As frightened authorities move to crush the “giants,” a new generation refuses to shrink back. A darkly comic fable of invention, fear, and the price of progress when growth becomes destiny.
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The New Machiavelli
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Politics
A brilliant politician’s rise and fall exposes the clash between personal desire and public duty. Through ambition, idealism, and betrayal, the story lays bare the moral struggles behind power and the cost of pursuing greatness.
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The Sleeper Awakes
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
A man falls into a trance and wakes two centuries later to find his fortune has made him owner of the world—and a prisoner of the men who rule in his name. Drawn into a glittering, mechanized city of airships and moving roads, he becomes a symbol for the poor and a pawn for a would-be dictator. As crowds rise and skies burn, he must choose between spectacle, power, and justice.
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Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Romance
A spirited young woman in Edwardian England defies societal norms, fleeing her stifling suburban life for London’s vibrant streets. Seeking independence, she embraces education, activism, and a daring romance that challenges convention. Her journey, fraught with passion and rebellion, explores the clash between personal freedom and tradition in a world on the cusp of change.
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Tales of Space and Time
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
A collection of imaginative stories that journey through the wonders and perils of science, time, and the cosmos. From strange worlds to human ambition, each tale explores the limits of knowledge, the consequences of discovery, and the mysteries of existence.
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The Pastor's Wife
by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Categories: Fiction » Literature
A devoted pastor’s wife navigates love, duty, and social expectations in a small community. Through personal trials and quiet reflection, the story explores resilience, compassion, and the delicate balance between selfhood and service.
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The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
A brilliant but desperate scientist renders himself invisible and discovers it frees him from consequence—and from his own humanity. Hunted through snowy villages and London streets, he turns to theft, terror, and a scheme for dominion. As friends recoil and enemies multiply, a final, chilling pursuit asks whether a man can vanish without losing his soul.
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The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
An explorer stumbles into a hidden valley where every inhabitant is blind—and discovers that sight can be a curse. Around this fable of power and perception gather uncanny tales: meteors that redraw the skies, doors that open into lost Edens, and ants that wage imperial war. Each story tilts the familiar until it feels wonderfully, dangerously new.
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The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
An eager anarchist pockets a vial he thinks will loose plague on London an orchid drinks its keeper an explorer nurses a prehistoric egg a man wakes with another’s life in his veins an experiment hurls a schoolmaster sideways from the world. These quick, uncanny tales turn laboratories and drawing rooms into thresholds where curiosity slips into terror and wonder.
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The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
One peaceful English county is shattered when metal cylinders fall from the sky and unfold into towering tripods armed with heat rays and poison gas. As cities burn and refugees choke the roads, an ordinary man fights to find his family, while humanity’s pride crumbles before an invading intelligence that barely notices us.
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The Island of Doctor Moreau
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
A gripping tale of science gone too far, where a shipwrecked man discovers a secluded island of horrific experiments. Blurring the line between human and animal, the story explores ethics, identity, and the terrifying consequences of unchecked curiosity and ambition.
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The World Set Free
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
An eccentric king, visionary scientists and terrified civilians watch the dawn of a new power: artificial radioactivity that can level cities yet promises endless energy. As airborne wars ignite and continents burn, scattered survivors struggle to forge a fragile world-state out of the ashes before humanity finishes its extinction.
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Twelve Stories and a Dream
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
We slip through a dozen strange tales and one lingering vision: anxious clerks bargaining with fate, lovers warped by time, cursed objects, alien visitations and nightmares that refuse to end. Blending satire, romance and quiet horror, each story nudges reality sideways, hinting that the everyday world is far less solid than it seems.
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Fräulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther
by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Categories: Fiction » Romance
A charming and witty tale of unexpected romance, it follows two very different individuals whose paths cross in surprising ways. Through humor, misunderstandings, and heartfelt moments, the story explores love, social manners, and the delicate dance of human connection.
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The Adventures of Elizabeth in RĂĽgen
by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A young woman embarks on a charming and introspective journey through the island of RĂĽgen. Along the way, she discovers beauty, friendship, and the subtle joys and lessons of travel, self-discovery, and personal growth.
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Vera
by Elizabeth Von Arnim
After her father’s death, sheltered young Lucy impulsively marries Everard Wemyss, a charismatic widower old enough to be her father. Their Riviera honeymoon soon gives way to claustrophobic dread in his English country house, where the memory of his first wife, Vera—who fell to her death from an upper window—still dominates every corner.
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In the Mountains
by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Categories: Fiction » Adventure
A young woman retreats to the mountains to escape society and find solitude, reflection, and freedom. Through encounters with nature, local people, and her own thoughts, she discovers humor, insight, and the quiet joys of independent living.
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Penelope's Progress
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen
Three witty American friends decamp to the Scottish Highlands, turning sketchbook notes into misadventures: lodging scrapes, stern kirk mornings, peat fires, rainy picnics, and courtly—if confusing—romances. With barbed charm and generous heart, the narrator discovers how pride, poetry, and hospitality reshape her notions of love, class, and home.
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