H. G. Wells - It is possible to believe that all the past is but th

It is possible to believe that all the past is but the beginning of a beginning, and that all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn. It is possible to believe that all the human mind has ever accomplished is but the dream before the awakening.

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Wells, H. G. The Discovery of the Future. T. Fisher Unwin, 1902.

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About the Author

H. G. Wells

Born: September 21, 1866
Died: August 13, 1946
Nationality: English
Profession: Author & Futurist

Biography

Herbert George Wells —known as H. G. Wells—was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.[a] His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.

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