H.G. Wells "The Father of Science Fiction"
H.G. Wells "The Father of Science Fiction"
July 7, 2010
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English author and popular fiction genre Herbert George Wells was born on 21st September 1866 at Atlas House in the county of Kent. He was best known for his outstanding writing abilities and the great prolific writer selected many genres for his work including history, contemporary novels, social commentary and politics. His work was widely recognized and he was named as "The Father of Science Fiction".
Though he was a supporter of First World War but he was also an outspoken socialist. In 1900s Wells mostly covered the middle class life through his writing skills such as Suffragettes, The History of Mr Polly and 'New Woman'.
He belonged to a lower middle class family. In 1874 his Wells leg was broken in an accident and he left bedridden so he selected book reading to pass his time. His father helped him and brought books for him from a local library. Wells felt a desire to write so later this year he joined Thomas Morley's Commercial Academy. Due to his father’s accident Wells had to provide financial support to his family. But the circumstances and financial issues provided material to for his novel him and he wrote his novel The Wheels of Chance and Kipps.
As an author Wells spent a successful career, his writing work includes The Time Machine, scientific romances, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, When the Sleeper Wakes, Tono-Bungay, The Outline of History, The Science of Life and many others. He married to Amy Catherine Robbins in 1895 and the couple had two sons together. Herbert George Wells died on 13 August 1946 at the age of 79.
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