The World of H.G. Wells

"The World of H.G. Wells" by Van Wyck Brooks is an exploration of the writings and beliefs of H.G. Wells, a prominent English author, from the beginning of the 1900s. This book looks closely at different parts of Wells's life as a writer, checking out what he thought about science, socialism, what humans are like, and what people can do on their own in the world. The book wants to explain how Wells changed from someone who wrote exciting fantasy stories to someone who thought a lot about people and tried to mix his ideas about science and socialism with how complicated people can be. The start of this book gives a summary of how Wells's writing changed, pointing out that he started to care more about how people act and feel instead of just writing stories about things like time travel and aliens; Brooks thinks Wells understood that just science and being hopeful weren't enough to fix society, and he stressed how important it is for people to make their own choices and do things to make a change. As Wells kept writing, he seemed to worry more about how people connect with the world around them and how they can change both themselves and the world together.