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H.G. Wells (1866-1946), Novelist and social commentator

Herbert George Wells

Sitter associated with 77 portraits
Author; his science-based futuristic novels, such as The Time Machine (1895) and The Shape of Things to Come (1933) gained a retrospective glamour for predicting air warfare and the atomic bomb; other works include socialist pamphlets, educational tracts and loosely autobiographical novels like The History of Mr Polly (1910).

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x16752

H.G. Wells

by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 12 April 1911
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x16753

H.G. Wells

by Bassano
whole-plate glass negative, 12 April 1911
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x135690

H.G. Wells

by Emil Otto ('E.O.') Hoppé
vintage bromide print, 1912
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x13208

H.G. Wells

by George Charles Beresford
black and white glossy print, 1920
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x165782

H.G. Wells

by Walter Stoneman
bromide print on card mount, 1925
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x14356

H.G. Wells

by Studio Lisa (Lisa Sheridan)
bromide print, 1930s
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x2146

H.G. Wells

by Howard Coster
print, 1934
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H.G. Wells

by Howard Coster
vintage bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax136064

Ax136159

H.G. Wells

by Howard Coster
vintage bromide print, 1934
NPG Ax136159

x24291

H.G. Wells

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
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x24292

H.G. Wells

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
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x24294

H.G. Wells

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
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x24295

H.G. Wells

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
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x24296

H.G. Wells

by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1934
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x24297

H.G. Wells

by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1934
NPG x24297

x24298

H.G. Wells

by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
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x165781

H.G. Wells

by Walter Stoneman
bromide print on card mount, November 1935
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x127595

H.G. Wells

by Bassano
half-plate film negative, 17 June 1939
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x127596

H.G. Wells

by Bassano
half-plate film negative, 17 June 1939
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x127597

H.G. Wells

by Bassano
half-plate film negative, 17 June 1939
NPG x127597

Category
Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Groups
Writers and critics
Place
Kent