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H.G. Wells

Born

in Bromley, Kent, England, The United Kingdom

September 21, 1866

Died

August 13, 1946

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, History

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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 Isl ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 1,500,669 ratings · 72,328 reviews · 5,468 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Time Machine 3.89 avg rating — 571,508 ratings — published 1895 — 6593 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.83 avg rating — 354,206 ratings — published 1898 — 3923 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.63 avg rating — 220,198 ratings — published 1897 — 286 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 by H.G. Wells, Alan Lightman (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.73 avg rating — 137,110 ratings — published 1896 — 3467 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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) 4.10 avg rating — 56,614 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.65 avg rating — 18,860 ratings — published 1901 — 1596 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Country of the Blind 3.83 avg rating — 9,906 ratings — published 1904 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.14 avg rating — 8,891 ratings — published 1950 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.35 avg rating — 5,764 ratings — published 1899 — 1990 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 avg rating — 5,426 ratings — published 1904 — 1399 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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

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June 2016 Read: For June, we will dive in to the past and read some of the first stories ever to be considered Science Fiction. For June, we read Classic Sci-fi.

"Classic Novel" is defined in many ways. The interpretation we are using is "... something that has come to be considered one of the best of its kind, is an example of excellence, & has been popular for a long time."

For this poll, after much toil and discussion, we have decided to stick to old books which are less mind-bendy like the utopian books and more creature oriented. Below are books about monsters, aliens, and adventure! I chose only the most recognizable titles from before the 1920s (mostly from the 1800s) and I am sure you will notice that HG Wells & Jules Verne both have two selections each in this poll since their books were most widely recognized in this genre from this time period.

Hope you enjoy! Happy Voting!

[This poll will become live at 12:01am on Sunday, May 1st,
and will run until 11:59 pm on Saturday, May 14th]

The Island of Dr. Moreau
(1896) by H.G. Wells

4 votes, 50.0%

The War of the Worlds
(1898) by H.G. Wells

2 votes, 25.0%

Dude... I totally don't care.

1 vote, 12.5%

Journey to the Center of the Earth
(1864) by Jules Verne

Journey to the Center of the Earth (Extraordinary Voyages, #3) by Jules Verne

1 vote, 12.5%

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
(1870) by Jules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Extraordinary Voyages, #6) by Jules Verne

0 votes, 0.0%

The Lost World
(1912) by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Lost World (Professor Challenger, #1) by Arthur Conan Doyle

0 votes, 0.0%

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