The History of Civilization

Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) is an English writer and publicist, the "founding father" of the science fiction genre. A writer of remarkable talent, he anticipated many modern genres and themes in his work. Among his most famous books... are "The Time Machine," "The Invisible Man," and "The War of the Worlds." This book is created to "refresh and, perhaps, change in some ways our faded and fragmentary ideas about the great path humanity has traveled." It encompasses the entire history of earthly civilization, but it is done easily and effortlessly in a form accessible to the ordinary reader. The most famous science fiction writer shows us unfamiliar facets of his talent, while not losing his insight and ability to foresee the future.