Herbert George Wells

A detailed Summary of Herbert George Wells

In History, many writers have tried to touch on stories of science fiction, but were not too successful. One man though, by the name of Herbert George Wells has been considered by some to be the father of modern science fiction.(GeoCities.com) H.G. Wells as some may call him, have had various books, and stories that has made him very famous in the great book world around the nation, as far as modern science fiction goes. Wells best know books include, " The Time Machine", "The Invisible Man", "The War of the Worlds and "The Island Of Dr. Moreau." Out of 100 Books Wells wrote fifty of them were top sellers across the United States and many parts of the world. Many Critics seen Well's as a crazy and loony writer because of his illusional mind, But Wells seen his work as a piece of the world that everyone was afraid to touch on, but Wells was the crazy writer that did so. As far as many people were concerned, Wells was considered a great author for his work and one of the best authors of his time because of his imagination and delusional sense of mind. His writings were not like any others because he always wrote about the other side of the world no one dare's t touch alien's and the wo

As Wells life went on, he wrote stories such as "The Island of Dr. Moreau."(kirjasto.sci.fi/hgwells.htm) This story had dramatic effects of horror as well as comedy. The novel was about a mad scientist who transformed real animals into real human creatures. Many people thought this novel was his best, but some still felt different. The next novel was "The Invisible Man." This was Faustian story of a scientist who tampered with nature in pursuit of superhuman powers.(kirjasto.sci.fi/hgwells.htm) Nothing like this was brought into the novel scene until Well's start writing novels and stories about this supernatural stuff and the science fiction world. What is unique and interesting about this novel, it was so good that it was turned into a movie later down the line. Wells gained a lot of knowledge and respect for his books he wrote. But he was shortly recognized after a book was published, but he tried his hardest to get his achievement and acknowledgment, so every story he wrote was better than the last. Wells was rumored to have worked with one of the greatest authors ever known other than his self. French novelist Jules Verne, a great French author who was rumored to have criticized Wells work. The two worked together and traded comments and ideas about the book (geocities.com). Afterwards Well's wrote "The First Man on the Moon" which was a prophetic description of the methodology of space flight. After succeeding in that book, Wells went further and wrote the "War in the Air". This was about a hybrid that places Kipps-like Cockney hero in the context of a catastrophic aerial war (www.kirjasto.sci.fi/h.g.wells.htm.) Although Wells novels were highly entertaining, he also tried to pave way for a wiser attitude about the future of mankind. After writing "The First Men on the Moon" and the "War In the Air" Wells was dissatisfied with his literary work. This turn in his life he wrote "Love and Mr. Lewisham". In addition, during change in Wells's life "The New Machiavelli" which was a story about the outbreak of the war in 1914 (www.kirjasto.sci.fi/h.g.wells.htm). Wells was involved in a love affair with the young English author Rebecca West, which influenced his work and life deeply. Rebecca changed him in many ways. Wells next novel was "The outline of History which became very popular. Here is a very popular quote from that novel, "The professional military mind is by necessity an inferior and unimaginative mind; nominee of high intellectual quality would willingly imprison his gifts in such calling." This quote along with his many novels gave Wells a good reputation and he became kind of a celebrity. In 1917 he was a member of Research Committee for the League of Nations and published several books about the world organization. In the early 1920's, he was a labor candidate for Parliament.

Between the years 1924 and 1933, Wells lived mainly in France. From 1934 to 1946, he was the International president of Pen. In 1934, he had discussions with both Stalin and Roosevelt, trying to recruit them to his world-saving schemes. However, he despaired of the whole business when the global war broke the peace for the second time. Wells was a very high achiever and succeeded through life doing what he

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