Contents: * Preface by H.G. Wells * Introduction by H. G. Wells * The Time Machine • (1895) • novel * The Wonderful Visit • (1895) • novel * The Jilting of Jane • (1894) • short story * The Cone • (1895) • short story * The Flowering of the Strange Orchid • (1894) • short story * Aepyornis Island • (1894) • short story * The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes • (1895) • short story * The Lord of the Dynamos • (1894) • short story * The Moth • (1895) • short story * The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham • (1896) • short story * Under the Knife • (1896) • short story * The Plattner Story • (1896) • short story * The Purple Pileus • (1896) • short story