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H. G. Wells

Restless novelist and prophet whose A Modern Utopia pushes the ideal commonwealth toward science, machinery, and the modern world.

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Also known as Mr. H. G. Wells, Mr. Wells, Wells

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Mentioned for his early romances that outlined aspects of the future that became actualities.

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H. G. Wells appears in The Story of Utopias as supporting figure.

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In Looking Backward into the Future: Mentioned for his early romances that outlined aspects of the future that became actualities.

Later, in How William Morris and W. H. Hudson renew the classic tradition of utopias; and how, finally, Mr. H. G. Wells sums up and clarifies the utopias of the past, and brings them into contact with the world of the present.: Summed up and clarified past utopias, bringing them into contact with the present world.

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Looking Backward into the Future
Mentioned for his early romances that outlined aspects of the future that became actualities.
How William Morris and W. H. Hudson renew the classic tradition of utopias; and how, finally, Mr. H. G. Wells sums up and clarifies the utopias of the past, and brings them into contact with the world of the present.
Summed up and clarified past utopias, bringing them into contact with the present world.
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Mentioned for A Modern Utopia and its order of Samurai, which returns to Plato's guardians.
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Mentioned in contrast: his utopia in 'When the Sleeper Awakens' involves a gigantic network of steel and huge communities, unlike Morris's simple life.
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Author of 'A Modern Utopia,' which is the central focus of the chapter. His work is described as a fine and lucid product of the imagination, combining vivid fantasy with regard for present realities.
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Author of 'A Modern Utopia,' which is the focus of this chapter, praised for its deftness, humor, and realistic note.
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Cited for his 'cruel description of Bladesover in Tono-Bungay' as an analysis of Country House culture.
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Wells' 'The Time Machine' is referenced for its depiction of a Country House population and a factory population (Morlocks), though noted as exaggerated.
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Referenced for his satirical depiction in 'Boon' of the best-laid plans being thwarted by human weakness.

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