Talk:H. G. Wells

Latest comment: 1 month ago by Martinevans123 in topic British English

Margaret Sanger edit

Regarding this recent edit by the anonymous IP editor, the article for Margaret Sanger, currently opens like this:

"Margaret Higgins Sanger ... was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. Sanger popularized the term "birth control", opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, and established organizations that evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America."

The only occurrence of the word "infanticide" is this:

"In China, she observed that the primary method of family planning was female infanticide, and she later worked with Pearl Buck to establish a family planning clinic in Shanghai."

Martinevans123 (talk) 11:10, 20 January 2021 (UTC)Reply

Out of curiosity, I was wondering if this entry is misplaced? Aside from Wells being romantically involved with Sanger in 1920-21, it seems to have no relevance to the Wells article.THX1136 (talk) 01:20, 8 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

Parliamentary candidate edit

According to London University (UK Parliament constituency), someone named H. G. Wells unsuccessfully stood for election to Parliament in the London University constituency for the Labour Party in 1922 and 1923. The article links here, implying that this candidate was the subject of this article, but no sources attest to his identity and his candidature is not mentioned here. Hairy Dude (talk) 13:43, 21 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Michael Foot's biography confirms that he was indeed the candidate on page 194. Laker1956 (talk) 12:59, 13 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

racism and eugenics edit

I am surprised that there is no mention of his racist beliefs or views on eugenics. https://thecritic.co.uk/h-g-wells-must-fall/ https://reason.com/2002/03/26/eugenics-rides-a-time-machine/ 2600:4040:7844:3A00:B435:F8EA:C08B:829 (talk) 05:48, 13 November 2023 (UTC)Reply

I completely agree, it's pretty remarkable how the entry has been sanitized of this stuff. From the Guardian:
"HG Wells could not contain his enthusiasm, hailing eugenics as the first step toward the removal “of detrimental types and characteristics” and the “fostering of desirable types” in their place." See https://www.theguardian.com/politics/from-the-archive-blog/2019/may/01/eugenics-founding-fathers-british-socialism-archive-1997
82.68.187.70 (talk) 12:00, 29 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

British English edit

The article is written in British English, but the form 'H.G.' is used instead of 'HG?'

British English uses initial letters for first names, separated by full stops and spaces, like most other varieties? The important point is that he was never known as "Herbert George". Martinevans123 (talk) 12:34, 29 February 2024 (UTC)Reply