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. Wells: War with the World Michael Sheen as H. G. Wells<br> Sally Hawkins as Rebecca West<br> Sarah Winman as Jane Wells<br> Dermot Crowley as George Bernard Shaw<br> Branka Katic as Moura Budberg<br> Jacek Koman as Maxim Gorky<br> Kenneth Jay as Henry James<br> Michael Cochrane as Minister<br> Rebecca Ramsden as Millie<br> Elizabeth Elvin as Mrs. Hallam<br> Keir Charles as Sykes<br> Shane Board as Frank Wells<br> Abigail Davies as Russian Reporter<br> Roger Heathcott as Josef Stalin<br> Thomas-James Fisher as Jip Wells<br> Lady Sara Rönneke as Georgie<br> Chris Wilson as Reporter H. G. Wells: War with the World H. G. Wells: War With The World is a 2006