Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 - 13 August 1946) "H.G." Wells was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing text books and rules for war games. A dreamer obsessed with traveling through time builds himself a time machine and, much to his surprise, travels over 800,000 years into the future. The world has been transformed with a society living in apparent harmony and bliss, but as the Traveler stays in this world of the future he discovers a hidden barbaric and depraved subterranean class. Wells s translucent commentary on the capitalist society was an instant bestseller and launched the time-travel genre. Воспроизведено в оригинальной авторской орфографии издания 1895 года (издательство "New York: Henry Holt").