H.G. Wells
Birthday:
21 September 1866, Bromley, Kent, England, UK
Birth Name:
Herbert George Wells
Writer, born in Bromley, Kent. He was apprenticed to a draper, tried teaching, studied biology in London, then made his mark in journalism and literature. He played a vital part in disseminating the progressive ideas which characterized the first part of the 20th-c. He achieved fame with scientific fantasies such as The Time Machine (1895) and War ...
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Writer, born in Bromley, Kent. He was apprenticed to a draper, tried teaching, studied biology in London, then made his mark in journalism and literature. He played a vital part in disseminating the progressive ideas which characterized the first part of the 20th-c. He achieved fame with scientific fantasies such as The Time Machine (1895) and War of the Worlds (1898), and wrote a range of comic social novels which proved highly popular, notably Kipps (1905) and The History of Mr Polly (1910). Both kinds of novel made successful (sometimes classic) early films. A member of the Fabian Society, he was often engaged in public controversy, and wrote several socio-political works dealing with the role of science and the need for world peace, such as The Outline of History (1920) and The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind Show less «
Some people bear three kinds of trouble - the ones they've had, the ones they have, and the ones they expect to have.
Some people bear three kinds of trouble - the ones they've had, the ones they have, and the ones they expect to have.
Advertising is legalized lying.
Advertising is legalized lying.
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
Our true nationality is mankind.
Our true nationality is mankind.
What really matters is what you do with what you have.
What really matters is what you do with what you have.
Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.
Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
Cynicism is humor in ill health.
Cynicism is humor in ill health.
The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it.
The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it.
Inside these old forgotten books on shelves are wonders, miracles!
Inside these old forgotten books on shelves are wonders, miracles!
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