Just arrived from London - a handsome leatherbound edition of the most beloved tales of H. G. Wells, the father of science fiction. This collection of magnificent stories showcase the author’s exuberant imagination, his superb comic sense, and his storytelling gusto at their magnificent best. The title features gilt edging and marbled endpapers and matches the format of my Asimov, Lewis Carroll, Edgar Allan Poe, Douglas Adams, and James Joyce deluxe editions.
This treasury contains:
The Time Machine, The Island Of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The First Men In The Moon, The Food Of The Gods, and
The War Of The Worlds. It’s a beautiful addition to my library of the classics.
George Pal’s 1960 cinematic version of
The Time Machine served as my early introduction to science fiction as a young boy when my father shared a copy he’d taped to VHS from the American Movie Classics cable network in the 1980s. A painting of the film proudly hangs over my fireplace, I have the original film score on vinyl, and now this lovely leatherbound of the original story from 1895.
It’s a wonderful way to celebrate my father’s memory. <3
