Author

H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells — 5 titles in the rankings, first published between 1895 and 1901. They average 7.4, below the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages.

Editor’s note The Time Machine (1895) is his most-read and best-rated book, and short enough for one sitting; The War of the Worlds is close behind. Readers rate his famous scientific romances within a narrow band, with The Invisible Man lowest. Any order works.

Ranked titles
5 books
Average score
7.4
Total ratings
4.2K
First published
1895–1901

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Books by H. G. Wells

Book score5 books on a timeline, 1895–1901 · Highest rated: The Time Machine
  1. The Time Machine
    The Time MachineH. G. Wells · 1895Filmed 2002 Science fiction1.7K ratings
    7.67.6 / 10
  2. The War of the Worlds
    The War of the WorldsH. G. Wells · 1897Filmed 2005 Science fiction1.2K ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  3. The First Men in the Moon
    The First Men in the MoonH. G. Wells · 1901Filmed 1964 Science fiction86 ratings
    7.57.5 / 10
  4. The Island of Dr Moreau
    The Island of Dr MoreauH. G. Wells · 1896Filmed 1996 Science fiction448 ratings
    7.37.3 / 10
  5. The Invisible Man
    The Invisible ManH. G. Wells · 1897Filmed 2020 Science fiction776 ratings
    7.27.2 / 10

Other books by H. G. Wells

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 1891The Universe Rigid
  • 1893Text-Book of Biology
  • 1895The Wonderful Visit
  • 1895The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents
  • 1895Select Conversations with an Uncle
  • 1896The Wheels of Chance
  • 1897The Plattner Story and Others
  • 1897Certain Personal Matters
  • 1897Thirty Strange Stories
  • 1899The Sleeper Awakes
  • 1899Tales of Space and Time
  • 1899Love and Mr Lewisham
  • 1899Mr. Brisher's Treasure
  • 1901Anticipations
  • 1902The Discovery of the Future
  • 1902The Sea Lady
  • 1903Mankind in the Making
  • 1903Twelve Stories and a Dream
  • 1903Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland
  • 1904The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth
  • 1905A Modern Utopia
  • 1905Kipps
  • 1906In the Days of the Comet
  • 1906The Future in America: A Search After Realities
  • 1907This Misery of Boots
  • 1908The War in the Air
  • 1908First and Last Things
  • 1908New Worlds for Old
  • 1909Tono-Bungay
  • 1909Ann Veronica
  • 1910The History of Mr Polly
  • 1911The New Machiavelli
  • 1911Floor Games
  • 1911The Country of the Blind and Other Stories
  • 1912Marriage
  • 1913Little Wars
  • 1913The Passionate Friends: A Novel
  • 1914The World Set Free
  • 1914The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman
  • 1914An Englishman Looks at the World
  • 1914The War That Will End War
  • 1915Bealby
  • 1915The Research Magnificent
  • 1915Boon
  • 1916Mr. Britling Sees It Through
  • 1917God the Invisible King
  • 1917War and the Future
  • 1917The Soul of a Bishop
  • 1918In the Fourth Year
  • 1918Joan and Peter
  • 1919The Outline of History
  • 1920Russia in the Shadows
  • 1921The Salvaging of Civilization
  • 1922A Short History of the World
  • 1922The Secret Places of the Heart
  • 1922Tales of the Unexpected
  • 1922Washington and the Riddle of Peace
  • 1923Men Like Gods
  • 1924The Story of a Great Schoolmaster
  • 1924A Year of Prophesying
  • 1924The Dream
  • 1925Christina Alberta's Father
  • 1926Mr. Belloc Objects to "The Outline of History"
  • 1926The World of William Clissold
  • 1927Meanwhile
  • 1928Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island
  • 1928The Open Conspiracy
  • 1928The Way the World is Going
  • 1930The Autocracy of Mr. Parham
  • 1931The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind
  • 1932The Bulpington of Blup
  • 1933The Shape of Things to Come
  • 1934Experiment in Autobiography
  • 1935The New America: The New World
  • 1936The Croquet Player
  • 1937Brynhild
  • 1937Star-Begotten
  • 1938World Brain
  • 1939The Holy Terror
  • 1940All Aboard for Ararat
  • 1943Crux Ansata
  • 1946The War Of The Worlds/The Time Machine
  • 2003A Dream of Armageddon
  • The Country of the Blind

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