A Dream of Armageddon

1866 at Atlas House|1946.In this story two men strike up a conversation and one reveals that he is|46 High Street|Bromley|Herbert George Wells was born on September 21st|Kent. He was the youngest of four siblings and his family affectionately knew him as 'Bertie'. The first few years of his childhood were spent fairly quietly|after several delays|aged 79|and Wells didn't display much literary interest until|are thought provoking as well as being plausible|as well as the promotion of socialism|brought him into increasing doubts with and opposition to religion. His writings on what the world could be in works|dead as the result of titanic war in the future. In this bold premise Wells once more reveals a startling and empathetic story.|distinguished and powerfully successful career by the time he died|especially when viewed from the distressing times they were written in.His diabetic condition pushed him to create what is now the largest Diabetes charity in the United Kingdom. Wells even found the time to run twice for Parliament.It was a long|he accidentally broke his leg and was left to recover in bed|in 1874|in fact|largely entertained by the library books his father regularly brought him. Through these Wells found he could escape the boredom and misery of his bed and convalescence by exploring the new worlds he encountered in these books. From these humble beginnings began a career that was|on August 13th|such as A Modern Utopia|to be seen as one of the most brilliant of modern English writers. Able to write comfortably in a number of genres he was especially applauded for his science fiction works such as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds but his forays into the social conditions of the times|were almost as commercially successful. His short stories are miniature masterpieces many of which bring new and incredible ideas of science fiction to the edge of present day science fact. Wells also received four nominations for the Nobel Prize in LiteratureDespite a strong and lasting second marriage his affairs with other women also brought the complications of fathering other children. His writings and work against fascism|with classics such as Kipps