Wells H G Short Stories

Elonex500eb-User · 03-23-2012, 12:15 PM

Hi,

Obviously many of H G Wells's works are readily available at Prj Guttenberg and elsewhere. Adelaide.edu.au have a good collection, both fiction & non fiction.

Wells wrote about 88 (?) short stories many are available as individual texts however they have a single vol of 65 (the index says 67, Time Machine & a duplicate of Pearl of Love being the other 2).

HG Wells Short Stories

Other than actually buying John Hammonds 'The Complete Short Stories of H G Wells' which includes various works not included in other anthologies, this ebook is as near to a definitive collection as you're likely to find, - unless of course you have better info

Doitsu · 03-23-2012, 12:28 PM

That's a nice an well formatted web site, but it's not an ePub book. Why don't open your .html files with Sigil or Calibre and create a nice ePub?

Jeff L · 03-24-2012, 06:27 PM

Once you get to the web page, there are links on the right for downloading epub or mobi versions.

Adelaide is a great Australian site for public domain works.

ebooks.adelaide.edu.au

Bookpossum · 03-26-2012, 07:08 AM

Thanks for that Jeff. I have just downloaded it as an epub.

carpetmojo · 03-26-2012, 08:00 AM

The first ever "big" book I ever bought for myself was this [or a similar] collection, in hardback, when around 8 y-o.

Rather more years later than is necessary to mention here, it still survives, a bit dishevelled in its now faded blue clothes, but on my son's bookshelf.
Said it was a bit it too fragile to lug off to University.

I now have my New Age copy......

So I'll tip him off too................

Thanks

6charlong · 03-26-2012, 09:48 PM

Delphi Classics also has a complete works of H.G. Wells which includes all of his short stories. There is a separate version for the US due to different limits on copyright in different jurisdictions.

The Delphi Classics books are well formatted, include a TOC listing the entire, complete works plus a TOC for individual works within the complete sets. Their complete works series are available in ePub and Mobi and are sold without DRM for $1.99 to $2.99 each. All the ones I've read are well formatted but they are constantly posting "fixes" to errors which are downloaded free to anyone who already bought a copy.

H.G. Wells in ePub format is here:

http://delphiclassics.com/shop/?p=1868

Choose "Series 1..." from the column on the left and page to the screen with H.G. Wells (US version) if you can't use the one I listed above.

03-23-2012, 12:15 PM	#1
Elonex500eb-User Now a Kindle3 User ..lol Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Kindle3+wiFi no 3g	Wells H G Short Stories Hi, Obviously many of H G Wells's works are readily available at Prj Guttenberg and elsewhere. Adelaide.edu.au have a good collection, both fiction & non fiction. Wells wrote about 88 (?) short stories many are available as individual texts however they have a single vol of 65 (the index says 67, Time Machine & a duplicate of Pearl of Love being the other 2). HG Wells Short Stories Other than actually buying John Hammonds 'The Complete Short Stories of H G Wells' which includes various works not included in other anthologies, this ebook is as near to a definitive collection as you're likely to find, - unless of course you have better info

03-26-2012, 08:00 AM	#5
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Ah, memories..... The first ever "big" book I ever bought for myself was this [or a similar] collection, in hardback, when around 8 y-o. Rather more years later than is necessary to mention here, it still survives, a bit dishevelled in its now faded blue clothes, but on my son's bookshelf. Said it was a bit it too fragile to lug off to University. I now have my New Age copy...... So I'll tip him off too................ Thanks

03-26-2012, 09:48 PM	#6
6charlong friendly lurker Posts: 896 Karma: 2436026 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US Device: Kindle, nook, Apple and Kobo	Delphi Classics also has a complete works of H.G. Wells which includes all of his short stories. There is a separate version for the US due to different limits on copyright in different jurisdictions. The Delphi Classics books are well formatted, include a TOC listing the entire, complete works plus a TOC for individual works within the complete sets. Their complete works series are available in ePub and Mobi and are sold without DRM for $1.99 to $2.99 each. All the ones I've read are well formatted but they are constantly posting "fixes" to errors which are downloaded free to anyone who already bought a copy. H.G. Wells in ePub format is here: http://delphiclassics.com/shop/?p=1868 Choose "Series 1..." from the column on the left and page to the screen with H.G. Wells (US version) if you can't use the one I listed above. Last edited by 6charlong; 03-26-2012 at 09:53 PM.

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03-23-2012, 12:28 PM	#2
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,583 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	That's a nice an well formatted web site, but it's not an ePub book. Why don't open your .html files with Sigil or Calibre and create a nice ePub?

03-24-2012, 06:27 PM	#3
Jeff L Zealot Posts: 117 Karma: 584308 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: San Francisco Device: Kindle	Once you get to the web page, there are links on the right for downloading epub or mobi versions. Adelaide is a great Australian site for public domain works. ebooks.adelaide.edu.au

03-26-2012, 07:08 AM	#4
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Thanks for that Jeff. I have just downloaded it as an epub.

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