Herbert george wells brief biography
Herbert george wells brief biography
Herbert george wells biography...
H.G. Wells
(1866-1946)
Who Was H.G. Wells?
H.G. Wells' parents were shopkeepers in Kent, England. His first novel, The Time Machine was an instant success and Wells produced a series of science fiction novels which pioneered our ideas of the future.
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His later work focused on satire and social criticism. Wells laid out his socialist views of human history in his Outline of History.
Early Life
H.G. Wells was born Herbert George Wells on September 21, 1866, in Bromley, England.
Wells came from a working class background.
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His father played professional cricket and ran a hardware store for a time. Wells's parents were often worried about his poor health. They were afraid that he might die young, as his older sister had. At the age of 7, Wells had an accident that left him bedridden for several months.
During this time, the avid young reader went through many books, including some by Washington Irving and Charles Dickens.
After Wells' father's shop failed, his family, which