H. G. Wells he was a worthy successor to Charles Dickens, but Wells described a range of social strata and even attempted, in "Tono-Bungay" (1909), a diagnosis of English society as a whole. A diabetic, Wells co-founded the charity The Diabetic Association (known today as Diabetes UK) in 1934. Herbert George Wells was born at Atlas House, 162 High Street in Bromley, Kent, on 21 September 1866. Called "Bertie" in the family, he was the fourth and last child of Joseph Wells (a former domestic gardener, and at the time a shopkeeper and professional cricketer) and his wife, Sarah Neal (a former domestic
H. G. Francis adult science fiction series of his own, "Commander Perkins". In the heyday of cassette radio dramas until the 1980s, he wrote hundreds of adaptations or original plays for youth series such as "Three Investigators", "The Famous Five", "TKKG" and "Masters of the Universe". In total, more than 120 million of his plays were sold. They reached gold status 120 times and platinum status six times. H. G. Francis Hans Gerhard Franciskowsky (14 January 1936 – 3 November 2011) was a German author of popular fiction, notably science fiction, and radio dramas. He wrote pseudonymously, most often as H. G. Francis,