The Door in the Wall

Apr 21, 2025 10:38 PM

Author:H G Wells

'And so, in a trice, he came into the garden that has haunted all his life.'

H.G. Wells was a pioneer of science fiction, its first and greatest influence. Here his boundless invention creates three very stories: a poignant parable of a mysterious door, a thrilling account of be-tentacled sea creatures and the darkly comic chronicle of an academic rivalry taken too far . . .

This book includes The Door in the Wall, The Sea Raiders and The Moth.

Reviews

A funny, astute and moving depiction of a charming vanished England

—— Corrine Buxton , BBC Countryfile

A delightful collection...exquisitely told

—— Clare Colvin , Daily Mail

Comic, benignly forgiving and shot through with threads of nostalgic regret

—— Independent

A timely examination of the charming and, at time, heart-wrenchingly sad aspects of English village life...testament to the rude health of the author's own imagination

—— Adam O'Riordan , Financial Times

The creator of Captain Corelli is fond of an exotic setting and he has found one in his own backyard... The stories are sketches of lives that settle into the atmosphere of a place and make it unique

—— Kate Saunders , The Times

In these stories de Bernieres casts a loveing eye on the world we have lost and invites you to share its intimacies

—— Allan Massie , Scotsman

KNOCKEMSTIFF by Donald Ray Pollock is the best book I have ever read. This is the America they don't let you see on television. This is real literature. It will be read for centuries

—— Michael Guinzburg

It's as if you put David Lynch, Denis Johnson, and a drunk speed freak body builder into a blender. The result are some of the darkest, wildest, most messed up, hilarious stories I've ever read. Knockemstiff is really something

—— Willy Vlautin

This short story collection gives those new to her oeuvre a chance to delve into gems from her past...precociously vibrant

—— Melissa McClements , Financial Times

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