H G Wells

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Herbert George Wells. (1866 – 1946). English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells' science fiction novels are so well regarded that he has been called the "father of science fiction".

Noteworthy

  • Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.
  • Called the Father of Science Fiction.
  • Book: The Time Machine (1895).
  • Book: The War of the Worlds (1898).

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