The Door in the Wall And Other Stories - H. G. Wells - The Door in the Wall And Other Stories is book by English writer H. G. Wells, first published in 1911. It is a collection of short science fiction and fantasy stories. The stories included in this book are: The Door in the Wall (the story of a man who carries a memory since childhood of entering a door in the garden that opened up to a magical place); The Star (an apocalyptic story about a strange luminous object erupting into the Solar System); A Dream of Armageddon (a story about a man plagued by dreams of war and catastrophe); The Cone (a story about a man who takes his wife's lover on a tour of his iron factory); A Moonlight Fable (also published under the title 'The Beautiful Suit', it is the tale of a mother who makes a suit for her son, who tires of the restrictions set by her, as to when he can wear it); The Diamond Maker (the story of a man who has devoted his years to making synthetic diamonds); The Lord of the Dynamos (t