The Door in the Wall by H.G. Wells

A successful man recalls a recurring dream and a mysterious green door he found as a child that led to a beautiful, otherworldly garden. Though he encounters the door several times throughout his life, he always chooses duty over fantasy—until one final, irreversible decision. The story explores the tension between imagination and obligation. The plot is quietly heartbreaking, suffused with nostalgia and regret. It’s one of Wells’s most poetic and reflective works.