Wells was way above James in quality, prolific output and wide ranging genres, from sci-fi to history, fiction and social reform - his life story is worth studying carefully. His work even led towards the atomic bomb and statute of human rights.
In particular, his _Outline of History_ is well worth reading for its examination of how the commons (in terms of common pastural areas and so forth shared by a community) were eroded away by the newfangled notion of individual property.
It's on Project Gutenberge, and the Librivox recording may be workable depending on your tolerance for voices and background noise.
Though it's worth noting that the authorship of that text is challenged/potentially problematic --- look up Florence Deeks' copyright challenge.
Wells was way above James in quality, prolific output and wide ranging genres, from sci-fi to history, fiction and social reform - his life story is worth studying carefully. His work even led towards the atomic bomb and statute of human rights.
Dream boldly and build responsibly - https://onepercentrule.substack.com/p/hg-wells-dream-boldly-...
In particular, his _Outline of History_ is well worth reading for its examination of how the commons (in terms of common pastural areas and so forth shared by a community) were eroded away by the newfangled notion of individual property.
It's on Project Gutenberge, and the Librivox recording may be workable depending on your tolerance for voices and background noise.
Though it's worth noting that the authorship of that text is challenged/potentially problematic --- look up Florence Deeks' copyright challenge.
James is a master, there is no doubt. But I'm convinced to now check out Wells who I somehow haven't read anything of!
If you just want to dip in then I can heartily recommend Wells’ short stories, of which he wrote a bunch. Standard Ebooks has a nice edition for free: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/h-g-wells/short-fiction
Interesting. Rexroth to his credit wasn't a terrible poet.