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A Modern Utopia
Introduction by Francis Wheen
Edited with Notes by Gregory Claeys
In this compelling proto-Orwellian novel,
two travelers fall into a space-warp and
suddenly find themselves upon a Utopian
Earth controlled by a single World
Government.
320 pp. 978-0-14-144112-2 $14.00
The New Machiavelli
Introduction by Michael Foot
Edited by Simon J. James and Notes by
John S. Partington
Based on Wells’s own experiences, this
is a vivid and unfailingly candid account
of the damage wrought by a scandalous
society affair and the overwhelming power
of passion.
512 pp. 978-0-14-143999-0 $15.00
The Shape of Things to Come
Introduction by John Clute
The Shape of Things to Come tells of an
intellectual who dies and leaves behind a
“dream book” inspired by visions that are
remarkably prescient. Foretelling an era
of war, plague, and political chaos, this
remains one of the greatest of all works of
social prophecy.
576 pp. 978-0-14-144104-7 $15.00
A Short History of the World
Introduction by Norman Stone
Edited with Notes by Michael Sherborne
Spanning the origins of the Earth to the
outcome of World War I, this thoughtprovoking
masterwork is an engrossing
account of the evolution of life and the
development of the human race, and
remains one of the most readable and
rewarding books of its kind.
400 pp. 978-0-14-144182-5 $16.00
The Sleeper Awakes
Edited with an Introduction by
Patrick Parrinder
Notes by Andy Sawyer
In this wildly imaginative story, an
insomniac falls into a sleep-like trance for
more than two hundred years, and awakes
in a society in which the oppressed masses
cling desperately to one dream—that the
sleeper will awake and lead them all to
freedom.
288 pp. 978-0-14-144106-1 $14.00
The Time Machine
Introduction by Marina Warner
Notes by Steven McLean
Wells’s captivating story of a Victorian
scientist who propels himself into the
future and, upon losing his time machine,
must find his way back.
128 pp. 978-0-14-143997-6 $9.00
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