英國作家,於1866年出生,少年時代是個狂熱的讀書迷,長大後曾進入科學師範學校攻讀生物學,後來又進入新聞學院,畢業後成為記者,專門撰寫科學方面文章,並寫過許多非小說類的科幻文章。1891年起威爾斯開始寫一些短篇文章,其中最重要的著作莫過於1895年的《時光機器》(THE TIME MACHINE),引起社會轟動,同時也奠定了科幻小說作家的地位,接下來他又陸續發表《人魔島》(THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, 1896)、《隱形人》(THE INVISIBLE MAN, 1897)、《星際大戰》(THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, 1898)等膾炙人口的科幻佳作,至今仍深受歡迎,並被拍攝成電影,造成轟動。
目錄
Chapter One A Mysterious Stranger 神秘的陌生人
Chapter Two A Puzzling Robbery 令人困惑的搶案
Chapter Three An Unwelcome Visitor 不受歡迎的訪客
Chapter Four A Wonderful Discovery 一個驚人的發現
Chapter Five Traitor! 判徒!
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