H. G. Wells in The Royal College of Science Magazine (1901)
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I believed that he was the greatest man I was ever likely to meet, and I believe that all the more firmly today.
— H. G. Wells on Thomas Henry Huxley
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About H. G. Wells
Herbert George Wells (September 21 1866 – August 13 1946) was a British writer most famous for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Time Machine; also for Kipps, The History of Mr. Polly and other social satires.
About H. G. Wells
Herbert George Wells (September 21 1866 – August 13 1946) was a British writer most famous for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Time Machine; also for Kipps, The History of Mr. Polly and other social satires.
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