Henry James, in G. K. Chesterton, Autobiography. Reprinted in Susan Ratcliffe, People on People: The Oxford Dictionary of Biographical Quotations, Oxford University Press, (p. 359) 2001.
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Whatever Wells writes is not only alive, but kicking.
— Henry James
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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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