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H. G. Wells
January 17th, 2008 by William Core 4
H. G. Wells, one of the greatest writers of the late 19th and early 20th century. He started out barely making his way through life, but he became an internationally famous writer when he discovered his true calling. Many people today still enjoy reading his timeless tales of science fiction.Herbert George Wells (commonly known as H. G. Wells) was born on September 21, 1866, in Kent County England. He was the fourth and last child of Joseph Wells and Sarah Neal. He grew up in a lower-middle-class family, his mother unemployed, and his father a shopkeeper and a cricketer. He inherited his family’s money, and he used it to purchase a china shop. The location was bad, and the building was in poor conditions, so his job didn’t go well, and he had to quit. His family also had very little money, so they decided their children would become apprentices of several choices of jobs. In 1880, Wells was a draper’s apprentice and thee years later he was let go. Later on that year, Wells became an assistant teacher at a Grammar School. He won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London. He studied biology there, and he went on to set up the Royal College of Science Association, and he became the first president of the school later on in 1909. He entered the Debating Society, which sparked his interest in a reformation of society. He did well in physics and biology in school, but he had no interest in geology, which caused him to lose his scholarship. Along with the loss of his scholarship, he also lost his job, so he had to move in with his aunt. He became interested in his cousin, whom he was staying with (his aunt’s daughter), and they married in 1891. Wells left her 3 years later for one of his students, whom he married in 1985. He had two sons with his wife, and she was loyal to him until her death in 1927.Wells often sketched to express himself, but did not pursue art. He wrote ‘Floor Games’ in 1911, and ‘Little Wars’ in 1913, both books about miniature wargaming. ‘Little Wars’ is recognised as the first recreational wargame, and for that, Wells is known by hobbyists as ‘the Father of Miniature Wargaming’.Wells released his first bestseller ‘Anticipations’ in 1901. His earliest novels became science fiction classics – books such as ‘The Invisible Man’ and ‘The War of the Worlds’. Some of his books questioned humanity (such as ‘The Island of Doctor Moreau’), others have rather unhappy endings (such as ‘The Sleeper Awakes’), and others were about reform in utopias (such as ‘The Shape of Things to Come’, and ‘In the Days of the Comet’). Some of his books depict the future, and were sometimes accurate. He also wrote many short stories and novellas, as well as nonfiction.Later on, Wells became unhappy with his previous works, so he decided to write more serious stories. He started this new period of stories with ‘Love and Mr. Lewisham’. After that, he wrote such titles as ‘Men Like Gods’, ‘Star-Begotten’, and ‘Kipps’.
Wells died on August 13, 1946, from liver cancer. However, many people read and love his books today, and they always will. Because of this, H. G. Wells will always live on, as one of the greatest science fiction authors of all time.
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