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H.G. Wells |
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H.G. Wells
Herbert George Wells English author and political philosopher, most famous for his science-fantasy novels with their prophetic
depictions of the triumphs of technology as well as the horrors of 20th-century warfare. Wells was born September 21, 1866,
in Bromley, Kent, and educated at the Normal School of Science in London, to which he won a scholarship. He worked as a
draper's apprentice, bookkeeper, tutor, and journalist until 1895, when he became a full- time writer. Wells's 10-year
relationship with Rebecca West produced a son, Anthony West, in 1914. In the next 50 years he produced more than 80
books. His novel The Time Machine mingled science, adventure, and political comment. Later works in this genre are The
Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, and The Shape of Things to Come; each of these fantasies was made into a motion
picture. Wells also wrote novels devoted to character delineation. Among these are Kipps and The History of Mr. Polly,
which depict members of the lower middle class and their aspirations. Both recall the world of Wells's youth; the...Read entire document
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