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A satirical novel following the narrator and his uncle as they build a fortune on a worthless patent medicine, using their rise and fall to critique English commerce and society. Suited to readers of classic literature and those interested in Wells beyond his science fiction.
H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells is most known today for his groundbreaking science fiction novels; he has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.
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