What is H. G. Wells?
[[File:H.G. Wells by Beresford.jpg|thumb|200px|H. G. Wells in 1920.]] '''Herbert George Wells''' (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an [[English people|English]] [[writer]]. He was born in [[Bromley]], [[Kent]]. He studied [[biology]] under [[Thomas Henry Huxley]]. Wells wrote about 50 books.<ref>Haynes R.D. 1980. ''H.G. Wells: discoverer of the future''. Macmillan, London. ISBN 0-333-27186-6</ref> He was one of the inventors of [[science fiction]], and also wrote [[novels]] and [[utopia]]s. He wrote books such as ''The Invisible Man'', ''The Time Machine'', ''The Island of Dr. Moreau'', and ''The War of the Worlds''. He also explained how the things he wrote about could actually happen. Some of his books have been made into [[movie]]s. Wells had [[diabetes]]. He died on 13 August 1946, aged 79, at his home in [[London]]. On 16 August 1946, his body was cremated at [[Golders Green Crematorium]]. == Works == {{commonscat|H. G. Wells}} {{wikisource|Author:H. G. Wells|H. G. Wells}} {{wikiquote|H. G. Wells}} === Biology === * ''The science of life''. London: Cassell (1933). Co-writers: [[Julian Huxley]] and G.P, Wells. === Science fiction === * ''[[The Time Machine]]'' (1895) * ''[[The Island of Doctor Moreau]]'' (1896) * ''[[The Invisible Man]]'' (1897) * ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' (1898) * ''[[The First Men in the Moon]]'' (1901) === Utopian books === *''[[A Modern Utopia]]'' (1905) *''New Worlds for Old'' (1908) *''[[The World Set Free]]'' (1914) *''[[The Shape of Things to Come]]'' (1933) *''Guide for the New World'' (1941) *''Mind at the End of its Tether'' (1945) === Novels === *''Love and Mr Lewisham'' (1900) *''Kipps'' (1905) *''Ann Veronica'' (1909) *''The History of Mr Polly'' (1910) == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wells, Herbert George}} [[Category:1866 births]] [[Category:1946 deaths]] [[Category:English novelists]] [[Category:Writers from Kent]]