(Draper, 298) He divorced Isabel in 1895 and married Catherine two years later in 1897. (Magill Cyc, 1137) They had two children George Philip and Frank Richard. (Bliss, 432) Wells said, "If the world does not please you, you can change it," and that"s what he did (Draper, 298).
Wells works ranged from textbooks to science fiction and romance novels. This can probably be attributed to the type of person he was. His lower-middle class origin gave him the ability to contrast classes in his novels. While his adventurous love life added the aspect of romance in his work. Of all things ha was considered a science forecaster. (Draper, 297) This came from his schooling in science. "Wells is an author whose achievement is as impossible to ignore as it is difficult to fit into readily assessed categories." (Draper, 297) This can be attributed to his characteristics as a person.
Wells even had a political side, technically he was a liberal democrat. (Bliss, 432) He thought himself to be closer to Plato"s republic, though. In 1903 he joined the Fabien Society, a socialist group. (Magill Cyc, 1137) He even ran for office, but these attempts failed him.
Wells wrote an array of papers and novels. He wrote two textbooks in the 1893, this marked the beginning of his career. Throughout his life he published papers and essays in magazines. He wrote novels in many categories. Wells wrote realistic novels reflecting his upbringing and aspects of his life. He used a romance element in many of his works, which stemmed from his promiscuous behavior. Wells even wrote novels on his political views. Of all he wrote the science fiction novels get him the most credit. The rest of his works are rarely remembered.
"The influence of Well"s science-fiction – virtually inescapable for writers who specialize in the genre – extends to such distinguished authors as Yeugeny Zamyatin, George Orwell, Jorge Luis Borges, and William golding.
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