H. G. Wells 
Twelve Stories and a Dream 

Twelve Stories and a Dream — "A Dream of Armageddon": "That book, " he repeated, pointing a lean finger, "is about dreams. Dreams tell you nothing." I did not catch his meaning for a second. "They don’t know, " he added. I looked a little more attentively at his face. "There are dreams, " he said, "and dreams." Also includes "Filmer, " "The Magic Shop, " "The Valley of Spiders, " "The Truth about Pyecraft, " "Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland, " "The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost, " "Jimmy Goggles the God, " "The New Accelerator, " "Mr. Ledbetter’s Vacation, " "The Stolen Body, " "Mr. Brisher’s Treasure, " and "Miss Winchelsea’s Heart." (Goodreads)