Anticipations

by H. G. Wells

Overview

H G wells wrote both fiction and non-fiction. He worked in many genres including novels, history, and social commentaries. Wells was a leading socialist. Anticipations is a comprehensive study of the future developments in the history of predictive writing. This book is considered an excellent representative of human self-awareness. The essays in this volume range from the future of transport to the future of world order.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483702865
Publisher:	Bottom of the Hill Publishing
Publication date:	08/01/2013
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

H.G. Wells was a writer of science-fiction works-including The Time Machine and War of the Worlds-who had a great influence on our vision of the future.
Synopsis
Born in England in 1866, H.G. Wells's parents were shopkeepers in Kent, England. His first novel, The Time Machine was an instant success and Wells produced a series of science fiction novels which pioneered our ideas of the future. His later work focused on satire and social criticism. Wells laid out his socialist views of human history in his Outline of History. He died in 1946.

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England