Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science fiction novels. This volume contains some of his most wonderful short stories, including "The Sea Raiders" — the story which describes a brief period when a previously unknown sort of giant squid, which attacks humans, is encountered on the coast of Devon, England.