Quote by: H. G. Wells

In England we have come to rely upon a comfortable time-lag of fifty years or a century intervening between the perception that something ought to be done and a serious attempt to do it.

H. G. Wells

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Author Bio

  • NameH. G. Wells
  • DescriptionEnglish writer
  • AliasesWells, Herbert George; Reginald Bliss; Herbert George Wells
  • BornSeptember 21, 1866
  • DiedAugust 13, 1946
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionScience Fiction Writer; Historian; Novelist; Journalist; Short Story Writer
  • WorksThe Outline Of History; The Time Machine; The Invisible Man; The Island Of Doctor Moreau; The War Of The Worlds; The First Men In The Moon; The Shape Of Things To Come; Marriage