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Two years after his towering two volumes of The Outline of History, Wells offered a brief 1922 version for the busy reader. Beginning with the Earth’s place in the universe and the earliest life forms, Wells conducts the reader through ancient and modern history, looking forward to the reconstruction of the world.
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H.G. Wells is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. He was the author of numerous classics such as The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The War of the Worlds, and many more.
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