The man was running away with the rest, and selling his pap… - H. G. Wells

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The man was running away with the rest, and selling his papers for a shilling each as he ran — a grotesque mingling of profit and panic.

H. G. Wells

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Herbert George Wells (September 21 1866 – August 13 1946) was a British writer most famous for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and The Time Machine; also for Kipps, The History of Mr. Polly and other social satires.

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Pen Names: Reginald Bliss • Septimus Browne • Sosthenes Smith

Birth Name: Herbert George Wells

Alternative Names: Wells, Herbert George • H.G. Wells • Herbert Wells • Herbert G. Wells

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