Science Fiction: v. 1

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A collection of four great novels in one book- The Time Machine, The Island Doctor Moreau,The War of The Worlds and The First Men In The Moon.

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HG Wells was born in Bromley, Kent in 1866. After working as a draper's apprentice and pupil-teacher, he won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in 1884, studying under T H Huxley. He was awarded a first-class honours degree in biology and resumed teaching but had to retire after a kick from an ill-natured pupil afflicted his kidneys. He worked in poverty in London as a crammer while experimenting in journalism and stories. It was with The Time Mac