H.G. Wells

Author profile

born

in Bromley, Kent, England, The United Kingdom

September 21, 1866

died

August 13, 1946

gender

male

website

http://www.hgwellsusa.50megs.com

genre

Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, History

influences

Lucian of Samosata, Apuleius' Metamorphosis, or The Golden Ass

About this author

edit data

Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was the third son of a shopkeeper. After two years' apprenticeship in a draper's shop, he became a pupil-teacher at Midhurst Grammar School and won a scholarship to study under T. H. Huxley at the Normal School of Science, South Kensington. He taught biology before becoming a professional writer and journalist.

Wells is most famous today for his science fiction novels, of which the best known are: The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The First Men in the Moon and The Island of Dr. Moreau. He was a prolific writer, writing more than a hundred books of both fiction and non-fiction, and works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, essays, histories, pro...more

combine editions
H.G. Wells's Books

Average rating: 3.74 · 300,931 ratings · 9,520 reviews · 363 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, Greg Bear (Introduction) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 115,031 ratings — published 1895 — 558 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke (Introduction) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 72,954 ratings — published 1898 — 447 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Invisible Man 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 37,120 ratings — published 1897 — 389 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Island of Dr. Moreau 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 30,840 ratings — published 1896 — 36 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Time Machine/The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells, Alfred Mac Adam (Introduction) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 21,900 ratings — published 1969 — 20 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells, Steve McLean, China Miéville (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 4,262 ratings — published 1901 — 98 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Food Of The Gods 3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 1,313 ratings — published 1904 — 68 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Time Machine/The War of the Worlds 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 1,165 ratings — published 1961 — 38 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Short Stories by H.G. Wells, John S. Hammond (Editor), John Hammond (Editor) 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 639 ratings — published 1927 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When the Sleeper Wakes by H.G. Wells, Orson Scott Card (Introduction) 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 1,099 ratings — published 1899 — 102 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by H.G. Wells…

Series by H.G. Wells

The Works of H.G. Wells (27 books)
by H.G. Wells, David Lodge (Introduction), Simon James (Annotations)
3.4625766871165644 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 815 ratings

Quotes by H.G. Wells

“Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.”
― H.G. Wells, The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman

tags: definitions, disapproval, jealousy, morality

1,225 people liked it

“The forceps of our minds are clumsy forceps, and crush the truth a little in taking hold of it.”
― H.G. Wells

tags: truth

407 people liked it

“If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.”
― H.G. Wells

tags: failure, perseverance, tenacity

347 people liked it

See all H.G. Wells's quotes »

Polls

¿Que relato corto leeremos para Febrero 2013?

La Maquina Del Tiempo de H.G. Wells

8 votes 72.7%

La Invención de Morel de Adolfo Bioy Casares

2 votes 18.2%

7 Visiones de la Garganta de Oldubai - Mike Resnick Mike

1 vote 9.1%

11 total votes

2 comments

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
SciFi and Fantasy...: The REAL Classic Science Fiction Classics	8	214	Nov 24, 2008 02:11pm
The Book Challenge: Samantha's 2008 Book Challenge	35	146	Dec 30, 2008 11:29pm
SciFi and Fantasy...: What I'm Also Reading in January 2009	58	460	Jan 31, 2009 12:54pm
Books on the Nigh...: Sci-fi for people who don't like sci-fi?	33	280	Feb 22, 2009 09:37am
Pulp Magazine Aut...: Group Read or reads for March, 2009?	47	55	Mar 10, 2009 07:48am
Goodreads Feedback: Suggestion for Quotes	4	79	Jun 05, 2009 12:23am
Books on the Nigh...: Happy 2009! Do you have any reading resolutions?	32	153	Jul 12, 2009 11:17am
The Next Best Boo...: September 's Groups Reads Are.....	156	720	Sep 10, 2009 04:32pm

More…

H.G.'s Fans (2173)