Herbert george wells hg. wells

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific novelist, as well as a writer, historian, teacher and journalist.

‘The Father of Science Fiction’: 10 Facts About H. G. Wells

He wrote more than 50 novels, dozens of short stories, and non-fiction work on a range of topics including social commentary, politics, history and popular science. Often deemed ‘The Father of Science Fiction’, it was this genre he was primarily famous for – notably his books The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds.

His novels of social realism about lower-middle-class English life led some to suggest he was a worthy successor to Charles Dickens.

An outspoken socialist, Wells often sympathised with pacifist views (except at World War One’s outbreak) and was a somewhat prophetic social critic with progressive global visions. As a futurist, he wrote many utopian works, foreseeing the advent of many inventions and imagining subjects we now commonly know of today – installing commonplace detail alongside a single extraordinary assumption H.G.

Wells Collection Kindle Edition - TEM