Thirty Strange Stories

Thirty Strange Stories contains a selection of H. G. Wells’ short stories. The stories fall into the genres of scientific romance, science fiction, and horror. Contents: • The Strange Orchid • Æpyornis Island • The Plattner Story • The Argonauts of the Air • The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham • The Stolen Bacillus • The Red Room • A Moth (Genus Unknown) • In the Abyss • Under the Knife • The Reconciliation • A Slip under the Microscope • In the Avu Observatory • The Triumphs of a Taxidermist • A Deal in Ostriches • The Rajah’s Treasure • The Story of Davidson’s Eyes • The Cone • The Purple Pileus • A Catastrophe • Le Mari Terrible • The Apple • The Sad Story of a Dramatic Critic • The Jilting of Jane • The Lost Inheritance • Pollock and the Porroh Man • The Sea Raiders • In the Modern Vein • The Lord of the Dynamos • The Treasure in the Forest