H. G. Wells

Herbert George Wells
Herbert George Wells
Biografske informacije
Rođenje	21. 9. 1866.; Bromley, Kent, Engleska
Smrt	13. 8. 1946. (dob: 79); London, Engleska
Nacionalnost	englesko
Obrazovanje
Zanimanje	romanopisac, nastavnik, historičar,; novinar
Opus
Književne vrste	Science Fiction
Inspiracija
	Od Darwinova teorija,; Mark Twain,; Mary Shelley,; Jonathan Swift;
	Na Olaf Stapledon,; Stanley G. Weinbaum,; Edgar Rice Burroughs,; H. P. Lovecraft,; Frank R. Paul,; Robert Goddard,; Isaac Asimov,; Arthur C. Clarke,; Carl Sagan,; Jack Williamson; Stan Lee; George Orwell; C.S. Lewis; Ray Bradbury;

Herbert Džordž Vels (Bromli, Engleska 21. septembar 1866. - London 13. avgust 1946.) je engleski književnik najviše poznat po svojim delima naučne fantastike kao što su Vremenska mašina, Rat svetova, Nevidljivi čovek idr.

Rodio se u porodici radničke klase. Školovao se do 1879, kad ga roditelji više nisu mogli finansirati, pa je postao tapetarski pomoćnik. To mu se baš nije svidelo, pa je bio srećan kada ga je majstor otpustio 1883. Radio je kao pomoćni učitelj u osnovnoj školi, pa je sa osamnaest godina dobio stipendiju, i počeo da studira biologiju. Na univerzitetu se ističe znanjem ali i interesovanjem za reformu društva kroz ideje socijalizma i platonizma. Izgubio je stipendiju i posvetio se pedagoškom radu. Relativno kasno je počeo da piše. Bio je politički aktivan u socijalističkim krugovima ali je vremenom postao marginalna politička ličnost. Zanimljivo je da se smatra začetnikom stonih ratnih društvenih igara.

Ženio se dva puta, prvi put sa sestričnom Izabel Meri Vels, 1891. godine, a drugi put sa Ejmi Ketrin Robins, 1895. godine, sa kojom je imao dva sina. Poznate su njegove brojne vanbračne avanture kao i vanbračna deca.

Preko svojih dela ističe svoj pesimizam za budućnost. Njegovo delo Rat svetova je najbolji prikaz za problem ljudske evolucije. U kojem su vanzemaljci prikazani onakvi kakvi bi mogli biti ljudi u budućnosti. Ideja za delo Rat svetova je nastalo preko razgovara pisca sa jednim svojim prijateljem. Kada je upitao prijatelja "Što bi bilo da nas napadne neka razvijenija civilizacija i da se odnosi prema nama kao mi prema svojim kolonijama?", sinula mu je ideja da napiše delo Rat svetova.

Nepotpun spisak dela

Vremenska mašina (The Time Machine) (1896.)
Ostrvo doktora Moroa (The Island of Dr. Moreau) (1896.)
Nevidljivi čovek (The Invisible Man) (1897.)
Rat svetova (The War of The Worlds) (1898.)
Ljudi poput bogova (Men Like Gods) (1923.)
Obrisi budućnosti (The Shape of Things to Come) (1933.)

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Bibliografija
Romani	The Time Machine (1895) The Wonderful Visit (1895) The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896) The Wheels of Chance (1896) The Invisible Man (1897) The War of the Worlds (1898) When the Sleeper Wakes (1899) Love and Mr Lewisham (1900) The First Men in the Moon (1901) The Sea Lady (1902) The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth (1904) Kipps (1905) A Modern Utopia (1905) In the Days of the Comet (1906) The War in the Air (1908) Tono-Bungay (1909) Ann Veronica (1909) The History of Mr Polly (1910) The Sleeper Awakes (1910) The New Machiavelli (1911) Marriage (1912) The Passionate Friends (1913) The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman (1914) The World Set Free (1914) Bealby: A Holiday (1915) Boon (1915) The Research Magnificent (1915) Mr. Britling Sees It Through (1916) The Soul of a Bishop (1917) Joan and Peter: The Story of an Education (1918) The Undying Fire (1919) The Secret Places of the Heart (1922) Men Like Gods (1923) The Dream (1924) Christina Alberta's Father (1925) The World of William Clissold (1926) Meanwhile (1927) Mr. Blettsworthy on Rampole Island (1928) The Autocracy of Mr. Parham (1930) The Bulpington of Blup (1932) The Shape of Things to Come (1933) The Croquet Player (1936) Brynhild (1937) Star Begotten (1937) The Camford Visitation (1937) Apropos of Dolores (1938) The Brothers (1938) The Holy Terror (1939) Babes in the Darkling Wood (1940) All Aboard for Ararat (1940) You Can't Be Too Careful (1941)
Publicistika	Anticipations Certain Personal Matters Crux Ansata The Discovery of the Future An Englishman Looks at the World Experiment in Autobiography The Fate of Man First and Last Things Floor Games The Future in America: A Search After Realities God the Invisible King In the Fourth Year Little Wars Mankind in the Making Mind at the End of Its Tether Mr. Belloc Objects to "The Outline of History" The New America: The New World The New World Order New Worlds for Old The Open Conspiracy The Outline of History Russia in the Shadows The Science of Life A Short History of the World The Story of a Great Schoolmaster This Misery of Boots Travels of a Republican Radical in Search of Hot Water War and the Future The Way the World is Going The Work, Wealth and Happiness of Mankind World Brain A Year of Prophesying
Zbirke	The Country of the Blind and Other Stories The Plattner Story and Others Select Conversations with an Uncle The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Tales of Space and Time Twelve Stories and a Dream
Kratke priče	"Æpyornis Island" "The Argonauts of the Air" "The Beautiful Suit" "The Chronic Argonauts" "The Cone" "The Country of the Blind" "The Crystal Egg" "A Deal in Ostriches" "The Diamond Maker" "A Dream of Armageddon" "The Empire of the Ants" "In the Abyss" "The Land Ironclads" "Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation" "The Lord of the Dynamos" "The Man Who Could Work Miracles" "The New Accelerator" "The Pearl of Love" "The Plattner Story" "The Queer Story of Brownlow's Newspaper" "The Red Room" "The Sea Raiders" "The Star" "The Stolen Body" "A Story of the Days to Come" "A Story of the Stone Age" "Triumphs of a Taxidermist" "The Truth About Pyecraft" "A Vision of Judgment"
Scenariji	Things to Come (1936) The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1937)
Povezano	Politički stavovi G. P. Wells (sin) Anthony West (sin) Joseph Wells (otac) Simon Wells (prapraunuk) Društvo H. G. Wellsa Lunarni krater Time After Time (film, 1979)