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This classic 19th Century science fiction novel by H.G. Wells tells the story of a scientist who builds a machine that can travel through time. The scientist details his travels into a radically changed and surprisingly dystopian future for humanity. When he appears to find himself stranded in this unfamiliar place and time among the gentle Eloi, will he be able to find his way back, or rather will he fall victim to the disturbing Morlocks?

Out for a walk in London one day, Gip and his father happen upon a magic shop. At Gip's urging, the two go in — and things grow more and more curious by the minute. Counters, store fixtures, and mirrors seem to move around the room, and the shopkeeper is most mysterious of all. Gip is thrilled by all he sees, and his father is at first amused, but when things become stranger and sinister father is no longer sure where reality ends and illusion begins.

The Time Machine is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895. One of the most renowned works of science fiction, The Time Machine reflects on the adventures of The Time Traveller-a man who constructs a machine which allows him to explore what the future has to offer. As he travels to as far as 802,701 AD, The Time Traveller encounters a world dominated by two types of creatures- beautiful and fragile Eloi and repulsive and brutal Morlocks. His journey then turns quickly from a series of observations into a dangerous quest to return back home, as he realizes that Morlocks have stolen his machine.

The Star is an 1897 apocalyptic short story by H. G. Wells. Here is an impressive story based on the inter-action of planetary bodies and of the sun upon them. A great star is seen approaching the earth. At first it is only an object of interest to the general public, but there is an astronomer on the earth, who is watching each phase and making mathematical calculations, for he knows the intimate relation of gravitation between bodies and the effect on rotating bodies of the same force from an outside source. He fears all sorts of wreckage on our earth.

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was written between 1895 and 1897. The invasion of an alien race that is in a great scientific and logical advance comparing to people of Earth is described in the novel. The aliens are inhumanly cruel. It seems the destruction of the whole Earth civilisation is inevitable. Dark and horrible pictures of destroyed London and other cities of Great Britain are depicted so realistically that it frightens the imagination. Is the mankind doomed?

In addition to these classic novels, the sents a captivating anthology of novels and stories from the visionary author. Renowned as one of the pioneers of science fiction, Wells's works continue to enthrall readers with their imaginative storytelling and thought-provoking themes. At the forefront of this anthology are some of Wells's most iconic works, including The Time Machine, a groundbreaking tale of time travel and its consequences, and The War of the Worlds, a gripping account of a Martian invasion that brings humanity to the brink of extinction.

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924. Under his administration, Russia, and later the Soviet Union, became a one-party socialist state governed by the Communist Party. Ideologically a Marxist, his developments to the ideology are called Leninism.

The Invisible Man is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse it. An enthusiast of random and irresponsible violence, Griffin has become an iconic character in horror fiction.

Little Wars is a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers, written by English novelist H. G. Wells in 1913. The book, which had a full title of Little Wars: a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books, provided simple rules for miniature wargaming. Although first printed in 1913.

London, the late 19th century, the pinnacle of civilization’s achievements. Little did the people know that a vastly technologically superior race of Martians was about to descend upon earth to wreak havoc on mankind. H.G. Wells revolutionized the science fiction genre—menacing aliens, a population in total panic and disarray, and fascinating yet deadly weaponry. How will the pitiable humans survive this extraterrestrial calamity? Find out in H.G. Wells’ classic novel The War of the Worlds.

1897 im viktorianischen England: Die vom renommierten Observatorium in Ottershaw beobachteten gewaltigen Explosionen auf dem Mars und der kurze Zeit später erfolgte Absturz eines massiven Meteoriten in Horsell Common waren nur die Vorboten einer großangelegten Invasion der Marsianer, der sich die Welt plötzlich unvorbereitet gegenüber sah...

Am Amazonas 1899: Kapitän Guerilleau erhält den Befehl mit dem Kanonenboot Benjamin Constant den Fluss hinauf zu fahren, um den Eingeborenen hilfreich zur Seite zu stehen. Dort ist angeblich eine Ameisen-Invasion ausgebrochen. Zunächst glaubt er, dass es sich lediglich um einen Scherz handelt. Doch schon bald sieht er sich und seine Mannschaft tödlichen Gefahren gegenüber..

Im Jahr 1887 wird der schiffbrüchige Engländer Edward Prendick von einem Schiff aufgenommen, das einen gewissen Montgomery mit seinem grotesken Diener Mling und eine Ladung verschiedener Tiere auf die geheimnisvolle Insel von Dr. Moreau bringen soll. Moreau ist für Edward Prendick beileibe kein Unbekannter, immerhin hat auch er einen wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund...

Im viktorianischen England: Die feine Dinner-Gesellschaft staunt nicht schlecht, als der junge Wissenschaftler seinen Gästen eröffnet, dass seiner Meinung nach, die Zeit lediglich die vierte Dimension darstellt und er selbst zudem das Modell einer Maschine konstruiert habe, mit dem es zukünftig möglich sein wird, sich vor und zurück durch die Zeit zu bewegen.

West-Sussex 1896: Während ein heftiger Schneesturm tobt, bezieht ein mysteriöser Mann mit bandagiertem Gesicht ein Zimmer im Gasthof des beschaulichen Örtchens Iping. Schnell wird der Fremde zum Gesprächsthema an dem kleinen Ort, vor allem, als seine Koffer ankommen und er mit chemischen Experimenten beginnt, die ihn den Wirtsleuten und Dorfbewohnern schnell nur noch unheimlicher erscheinen lassen...

England 1899: Was geht vor sich in dem berüchtigten roten Raum des Schlosses Lorraine, in dem noch niemand eine ganze Nacht ausgehalten hat, ohne dem Wahnsinn zu verfallen oder zu versterben? Simon Price will gegen den ausdrücklichen Rat der Besitzerin und der alten Dienstboten, dem Spuk mit modernster Technik, einem Phonographen, zu Leibe rücken und riskiert damit seinen Verstand und sein Leben.

Es gelingt Thomas Marvel, dem Unsichtbaren unter beträchtlichen Mühen zu entkommen. Dieser dringt daraufhin in ein Landhaus ein und erlebt dort auf der Suche nach einem neuen Gehilfen eine große Überraschung...

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 31 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Der Unsichtbare (komplett)", "Der Krieg der Welten (komplett)".

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 32 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Die Zeitmaschine", "Kalte Luft", "Die Fakten im Fall Valdemar", "Der Streckenwärter".

Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 30 beinhaltet die Geschichten: "Ewige Jungend", "20,000 Meilen unter dem Meer (komplett)", "Die Insel des Dr.