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Wells (HERBERT GEORGE an English)

HERBERT GEORGE, an English novelist; born in Bromley, Kent, England, Sept. 21, 1866; was educated at the Royal College of Science, London. Starting as a teacher in a London, he became a journalist there.

He wrote: "The Time Machine" (1895); "Select Conversations with an Uncle" (1895); "The Wonderful Visit" (1895); a humorous satire; "The Island of Dr. Moreau" (1896); "The Wheels of Chance" (1896): "Thirty Strange Stories" (1897); "The Invisible Man" (1897); "The War of the Worlds" (1898); "Tales of Space and Time" (1899); "Love and Mr. Lewisham" (1900); "Tono Bungay" (1909); "History of Mr. Polly" (1910); "The World Set Free" (1914); "The Research Magnificent" (1915); "Mr. Britling Sees It Through" (1916); "The Soul of a Bishop" (1917); "Joan and Peter" (1918); "Outline of History" (1920). Wells WELLSVILLE several times visited and lectured in the United States. In 1920 he went to Russia as the guest of the Soviet Government, and recorded his impressions, which were, for the most part, favorable.