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' The War of the Worlds (Hines film) of the Worlds". But what I made was something that has a macabre cult following, like an Ed Wood movie. [...] I’ve learned a lot since my first outing. My heart is really in the new "War of the Worlds – The True Story"." In July 2006 Pendragon Pictures announced in a press release that the Dark Horse Comics "H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds" comic possessed visual similarities to Pendragon's film; Pendragon set up a website poll showing image comparisons. In April 2008 Pendragon publicly announced the legal settlement of the matter, stating it "apologizes for any misconception