H G Wells Combo Volume I: The First Men in the Moon, Ann Veronica, Anticipations

by H.G. Wells

This is a great collection of three books all written by H G Wells. The books include: The First Men in the Moon, Ann Veronica, and Anticipations.

284 pages, Paperback

Published April 20, 2015

About the author

Herbert George Wells was born to a working class family in Kent, England. Young Wells received a spotty education, interrupted by several illnesses and family difficulties, and became a draper's apprentice as a teenager. The headmaster of Midhurst Grammar School, where he had spent a year, arranged for him to return as an "usher," or student teacher. Wells earned a government scholarship in 1884, to study biology under Thomas Henry Huxley at the Normal School of Science. Wells earned his bachelor of science and doctor of science degrees at the University of London. After marrying his cousin, Isabel, Wells began to supplement his teaching salary with short stories and freelance articles, then books, including The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898).

Wells created a mild scandal when he divorced his cousin to marry one of his best students, Amy Catherine Robbins. Although his second marriage was lasting and produced two sons, Wells was an unabashed advocate of free (as opposed to "indiscriminate") love. He continued to openly have extra-marital liaisons, most famously with Margaret Sanger, and a ten-year relationship with the author Rebecca West, who had one of his two out-of-wedlock children. A one-time member of the Fabian Society, Wells sought active change. His 100 books included many novels, as well as nonfiction, such as A Modern Utopia (1905), The Outline of History (1920), A Short History of the World (1922), The Shape of Things to Come (1933), and The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind (1932). One of his booklets was Crux Ansata, An Indictment of the Roman Catholic Church. Although Wells toyed briefly with the idea of a "divine will" in his book, God the Invisible King (1917), it was a temporary aberration. Wells used his international fame to promote his favorite causes, including the prevention of war, and was received by government officials around the world. He is best-remembered as an early writer of science fiction and futurism.

He was also an outspoken socialist. Wells and Jules Verne are each sometimes referred to as "The Fathers of Science Fiction". D. 1946.

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Reviews

[Diyya · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5

Interesting read. Definitely one to indulge in if you're a history fan. Wells gives his take on potential future developments of the world and actually manages to get some points right.

Disclaimer: there certainly are some 'outdated' parts, to put it lightly, but that's almost expected of a 19th/20th century white writer...

All that being said, my interest in this book faded towards the end. It is essentially the same thing as being trapped in a room with old men overly obsessed with history. At first, it's interesting but it does become tedious the longer it goes on (unless you have a genuine interest in the topics being discussed!).

[Alexander Geronzin · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was alright