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H.G. Wells
Books and Stories
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.
Herbert George Wells was born in Bromley, Kent. His father was a shopkeeper and a professional cricketer until he broke his leg.
Wells obtained a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London and studied there biology under T.H. Huxley. However, his interest faltered and in 1887 he left without a degree. He taught in private schools for four years, not taking his B.S. degree until 1890. In 1893 Wells became a full-time writer.
Wells in 1920 met with Lenin. In 1934 he had discussions with both Stalin, who left him disillusioned, and Roosevelt, trying to recruit them without success to his world-saving schemes. Wells was convinced that Western socialists cannot compromise with Communism, and that the best hope for the future lay in Washington.
Wells died in London on August 13. 1946. Select
a novel or story title to see the inventions from that work:
A Modern Utopia, Chapman and Hall, 1905
Man-Jewels for Xothar, Thrilling Wonder Stories, 1936
Men Like Gods, Macmillan, 1923
The First Men in the Moon, Unknown, 1901
The Invisible Man, Unknown, 1897
The Island of Dr. Moreau, Garden City, 1896
The Land Ironclads, Unknown, 1903
The Shape of Things To Come, Alexander Korda Productions, 1936
The Time Machine, Henry Holt and Company, 1895
The War of the Worlds, Harper and Bros., 1898
The World Set Free, Macmillan & Co., 1914
When the Sleeper Wakes, The Graphic, 1899
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