HG Wells, author of the stunning novel The War of the Worlds, used foreshadowing and external and internal conflict to show that humans should not assume that they are the superior race. Wells authored more than 100 books, nearly half of which are nonfiction, published over a 52-year period. In Bromley, Herbert George Wells was born. Wells started Morley School in Bromley when he was seven, and at 14 he became apprenticed to a draper. In 1883, Wells rebelled against their fate. Herbert arrived at Up Park at the age of 14. Some events that propelled Wells in a new direction are referred to in his autobiography as "beginnings in life." When Herbert George Wells was young, his mother taught him to read, primarily using large capital letters. Wells Aunt Mary and her sister ran a boarding house and Wells went to live with them. Wells came across a lot of knowledge. Wells' childhood was very low class. Wells' education began when he attended the commercial academy for young men. Wells moved to Wookey, Somerset in 1880 to help a relative when he was 14 (Abrams 13+; Hall 310+; "Herbert George Wells-Biography"; Kunitz 1492; O'neal 1630; "Wells, HG" 122) .Wells believed that science and technology would solve the problems of the human race. Wells believed that humans used technology for bad reasons rather than good and that humans were too cruel and selfish. A famous scientist named Thomas Huxley taught him Darwin's theory of evolution at university. Wells was a prophet, but before that he was a writer, journalist and biologist. In 1903, Wells wrote seven pamphlets when he joined the Fabian Company. Wells spent most of his time on the Rivera. Wells lived in London, in apartments in Regenth's Park, where...... middle of paper ......rlds. Internal and external conflicts are presented with foreshadowing; humans believed they were the superiors of all races. Foreshadowing, symbolism, and irony were literary elements used to enhance the theme. In 52 years, Wells wrote more than 100 books. The majority of which were science fiction books. Works Cited Abrams, Dennis. HG Wells. New York: Chelsea, 2011. Print. Hall, Lawrence Sargent and Paul Batista. “HG Wells.” The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Biography. 1973. Print. “Herbert George Wells-Biography” Egs.edu. European doctoral school EGS, 1997-2012. Web.April 29, 2014Kunitz, Stanley, ed. 20th century authors. New York: HW Wilson Company. 1942.Print.O'Neil, Patrick M. "HG Wells." Great world writers of the 20th century. 2004. Print. “Wells, HG” Literary Lifelines. 1998. Print.