H.G. Wells A Biography

Herbert George Wells or H.G. as he liked to be called is man that stands out in English literature and English history. As far as literature is concerned Wells was a pioneer of his genre. He wrote science-fiction novels that would invoke his readers minds with people from other planets and of other dimensions. He brought to us invisible men and creepy creatures. He did this while inserting his own political ideologies. That is …

…of my youth."(Halleck 257) Wells influenced many people with his novels. He defined a generation and their social and political view using Martians and invisible men. If that isn't a great feat in history I don't know what is. Citations: Fowler, Alastair. A History of English Literature. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1989. Halleck, Rueben Post. Story of English Literature. New York: American Book Company, 1937. Wells, H.G. Experiment in Autobiography. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1934.