Herbert G. Wells

1866 - 1946 *

widely considered the father of science fiction, H.G. Wells' works are important political and social commentary of the 20th century.

H.G. Wells was an outspoken social reformer, whose works were influenced strongly by a scientific background. Jules Verne had a strong influence on him, and the genre of science fiction owes its visionary aspects to Wells.

He worked as a draper's apprentice, bookkeeper, tutor, and journalist until around 1895, which is when he became a full-time writer.

Wells supported World War One, but, by the Second, he saw no hope for a mankind continually warring.

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English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian, whose science fiction stories have been filmed many times. Wells's best known works are THE TIME MACHINE (1895), one of the first modern science fiction stories, THE INVISIBLE MAN (1897), and THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1898). Wells wrote over a hundred of books, about fifty of them novels.

"No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their ... [read entire biography]

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Essay on The Island of Doctor Moreau -- Essay analysing the techniques used in The Island of Dr. Moreau that imply the qualities of a better world
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War of the Worlds Genre Essay -- H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds and its place in founding the genre of science fiction.
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Synopsis of The Time Machine -- Detailed synopsis of H. G. Wells' The Time Machine
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H.G. Wells -- A Thesis Driven Paper About How H.G. Wells Was a Utopian, and Idealistic Yet Pessimistic In His Prophetic Works of Literature
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