The Early Fiction of H. G. Wells

1. Introduction
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Part I. Misadventures in a Post-Darwinian Universe

2. Heart of Darkness: The Time Machine and Retrogression
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3. ‘An Infernally Rum Place’: The Island of Doctor Moreau and Degeneration
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Part II. Science and Society

4. Science behind the Blinds: Scientist and Society in The Invisible Man

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5. The Descent of Mars: Evolution and Ethics in The War of the Worlds

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Part III. Towards the Shaping of Humanity

6. ‘Science is a Match that Man Has Just Got Alight’: Science and Social Organisation in The First Men in the Moon

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7. The Limits of a Sociological Holiday: Social Progress in A Modern Utopia

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8. Conclusion
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Keywords: Literature, Fiction, Nineteenth-Century Literature, European Literature