Guide Note

H.G. Wells was a British science fiction author who also penned essays, editorials, and scientific non-fiction works.

Fast Facts

Given Name: Herbert George Wells
Born: September 21, 1866
Birthplace: Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom
Died: August 13, 1946
Desired Epitaph: "I told you so. You damned fools."
Literary Genre: Science Fiction

Career

H.G. Wells credited hours spent reading as a bedridden child with a broken leg to his lifelong passion for reading and writing. His family's financial hardships may have led to Wells' criticisms of economic and governmental systems, and his socialist political stance. His writing, especially his fiction, was a vehicle for his opinions. This is evidenced in The Time Machine, he Island of Doctor Moreau, and Anticipations. Wells worked on the United Nations charter, was a firm believer in the desirable inevitability of a world state, and lacked confidence in democracy. In his lifetime and immediately after his death, Wells was more recognized as a prominent socialist thinker than a science fiction writer.

Notable Works

Categories

Writing | English | Literary Authors | Authors and Writers

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H.G. Wells

The Mahalo Top 7

Official Site: The H.G. Wells Society
Wikipedia: H.G. Wells
Project Gutenberg: H.G. Wells Online Texts
The Literature Network: H.G. Wells Biography and Online Texts
LitPlans: H.G. Wells Lesson Plans and Study Guides
IMDb: H.G. Wells Biography and Filmograhy
Video: War of the Worlds (1953) Part One (Time: 01:57)

Free H.G. Wells Works Online

Wikisource: Herbert George Wells Online Texts
Project Gutenberg: H.G. Wells Online Texts
The University of Adelaide Library: H.G. Wells Online Texts
The Literature Network: H.G. Wells Online Texts and Forum
Bartleby.com: H.G. Wells Collection

H.G. Wells Study Guides

SparkNotes: The Time Machine Study Guide
eNotes: War of the Worlds
PinkMonkey.com: The Invisible Man Study Guide
BookRags: The Time Machine Study Guide
Web English Teacher: H.G. Wells Lesson Plans and Study Guides
LitPlans: H.G. Wells Lesson Plans and Study Guides
Washington State University: Study Guide for H.G. Wells War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells Literary Criticism

eNotes: H.G. Wells Criticism
Center for the Study of Science Fiction: "The Man Who Invented Tomorrow" (2006)
Discovery Institute: "C.S. Lewis, H.G. Wells, and the Evolutionary Myth" (1998)
University of Illinois: "H.G. Wells’s Idea of a World Brain" (1999)
George Orwell Library: "'Wells, Hitler and the World State" (1941)
Revel Nice: "History in the Science Fiction of H.G. Wells" (2006)

H.G. Wells Biographies and Profiles

Books and Writers: H.G. Wells Biography
University of Arizona: H.G. Wells Childhood
Images of Greatness: H.G. Wells
War of the Worlds: H.G. Wells Biography
Roman Allemann: H.G. Wells: The Man the Author

H.G. Wells Quotations

Wikiquote: H.G. Wells Quotes
BrainyQuote: H.G. Wells Quotes
QuotationsPage: Quotations by H.G. Wells
Thinkexist.com: H.G. Wells Quotes
LitQuotes: H.G. Wells Quotes

H.G. Wells News and Articles

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Topix: H.G. Wells News

H.G. Wells Photos and Videos

Dr. Zeus: War of the Worlds Book Cover Collection
Google Image Search: H.G. Wells
YouTube & Google Video: H.G. Wells Search
YouTube: The Invisible Man (1958) (Time: 09:44)
YouTube: Things to Come (1936) Film Excerpt: Air Raid (Time: 03:46)
YouTube: "The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells" (2001) Miniseries excerpt (Time: 01:46)
YouTube: The Time Machine (1960) Film Trailer

H.G. Wells Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards

Google Blog Search: H.G. Wells
The Literature Network: H.G. Wells Forum
Yahoo! Groups: The H.G. Wells Literary Forum
Fan Site: H.G Wells
Fan Site: H.G. Wells War of the Worlds

H.G. Wells Books and Merchandise

Amazon.com: H.G. Wells Books | DVDs
Powell's Books: H.G. Wells Books
Barnes & Noble: H.G. Wells Books
eBay: H.G. Wells Books and Collectibles
CafePress.com: H.G. Wells T-Shirts and Gifts

H.G. Wells Personal Timeline

September 21, 1866: Born in Bromley, Kent, England
1890: Earns Bachelor of Science from University of London External Programme
1891: Marries his cousin Isabel
1895: Marries Amy Catherine Robbins, a former student
1922: Stands unsuccessfully for Parliament as Labor candidate
1929: First radio broadcast of War of the Worlds
1931: Diagnosed with diabetes
August 13, 1946: Dies

H.G. Wells Publications Timeline

Notable H.G. Wells Films

The following links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups
1919: The First Men in the Moon
1936: Things to Come
1953: The War of the Worlds
1965: Village of the Giants
1976: Gemini Man
1996: The Island of Dr. Moreau
2002: The Time Machine
2005: War of the Worlds
2007: The History of Mr. Polly

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