Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 - 13 August 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, history, satire, biography and autobiography. His work also included two books on recreational war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is often called the 'father of science fiction', along with Jules Verne and the publisher Hugo Gernsback.
THE SCHOOLMASTER AND THE EMPIRE: 'If Youth but Knew' is the title of a book published some years ago, but still with a quite living interest, by 'Kappa'; it is the bitter complaint of a distressed senior against our educational system.