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-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007]+'''Herbert George Wells''' ([[September 21]], [[1866]] – [[August 13]], [[1946]]), better known as '''H. G. Wells''', was an [[English writer]] best known for such [[science fiction]] [[novel]]s as ''[[The Time Machine]]'', ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'', ''[[The Invisible Man]]'' and ''[[The Island of Dr Moreau|The Island of Doctor Moreau]]''. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken [[socialism|socialist]]. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with [[Hugo Gernsback]] and [[Jules Verne]], is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction". Wells also wrote [[nonfiction]]. His bestselling two-volume work, ''[[The Outline of History]]'' (1920), began a new era of popularised [[world history]]. It received a mixed critical response from professional historians, but was praised by [[Arnold J. Toynbee]] as the best introductory history available.
 +==See also==
 +*[[H. G. Wells bibliography]]
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Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866August 13, 1946), better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Island of Doctor Moreau. He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many different genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary. He was also an outspoken socialist. His later works become increasingly political and didactic, and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Wells, along with Hugo Gernsback and Jules Verne, is sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction". Wells also wrote nonfiction. His bestselling two-volume work, The Outline of History (1920), began a new era of popularised world history. It received a mixed critical response from professional historians, but was praised by Arnold J. Toynbee as the best introductory history available.

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