Editing H. G. Wells (section)

===Literary===
* The superhuman protagonist of [[J. D. Beresford]]'s 1911 novel, ''[[The Hampdenshire Wonder]]'', Victor Stott, was based on Wells.<ref name="rb"/>
* In [[M. P. Shiel]]'s short story "The Primate of the Rose" (1928), there is an unpleasant womaniser named E.{{nbsp}}P. Crooks, who was written as a parody of Wells.<ref name="arm">George Hay, "Shiel Versus the Renegade Romantic", in [[A. Reynolds Morse]], ''Shiel in Diverse Hands: A Collection of Essays''. Cleveland, OH: Reynolds Morse Foundation, 1983. pp. 109–113.</ref> Wells had attacked Shiel's ''Prince Zaleski'' when it was published in 1895, and this was Shiel's response.<ref name="arm"/> Wells praised Shiel's ''[[The Purple Cloud]]'' (1901); in turn Shiel expressed admiration for Wells, referring to him at a speech to the [[Horsham]] [[Rotary Club]] in 1933 as "my friend Mr. Wells".<ref name="arm"/>
* In [[C. S. Lewis]]'s novel ''[[That Hideous Strength]]'' (1945), the character Jules is a caricature of Wells,<ref>Rolfe; Parrinder (1990: 226)</ref> and much of Lewis's science fiction was written both under the influence of Wells and as an antithesis to his work (or, as he put it, an "exorcism"<ref>Lewis, C. S., ''Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life''. New York & London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1955. p. 36.</ref> of the influence it had on him).
* In [[Brian Aldiss]]'s novella ''The Saliva Tree'' (1966), Wells has a small off-screen guest role.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jTSsBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA175 |title=H.{{nbsp}}G. Wells: First Citizen of the Future |date=2014-03-24 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-1-59077-357-4 |page=173}}</ref>
* In [[Saul Bellow]]'s novel ''[[Mr. Sammler's Planet]]'' (1970), Wells is one of several historical figures the protagonist met when he was a young man.<ref>R.{{nbsp}}A. York, ''The Extension of Life: Fiction and History in the American Novel''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2003. {{ISBN|0-8386-3989-5}}. p. 40.</ref>
* In ''[[The Dancers at the End of Time]]'' by Michael Moorcock (1976) Wells has an important part.
* In ''[[The Map of Time]]'' (2008) by Spanish author [[Félix J. Palma]]; Wells is one of several historical characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/46727-victorian-time-travel-pw-talks-with-felix-j-palma.html |title=Victorian Time Travel: PW Talks with Felix J. Palma |author=Lenny Picker|publisher=Publishersweekly.com |date=4 April 2011 |access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref>
* Wells is one of the two Georges in [[Paul Levinson]]'s 2013 time-travel novelette, "Ian, George, and George", published in ''[[Analog Science Fiction and Fact|Analog]]'' magazine.<ref>Paul Levinson, "Ian, George, and George", ''Analog'', December 2013.</ref>
* [[David Lodge (author)|David Lodge]]'s novel ''A Man of Parts'' (2011) is a literary retelling of the life of Wells.
* H. G. Wells is a member of a fellowship of vampire hunters set in the year 1888 in the novel ''Modern Marvels– Viktoriana'' (2013) written by [[Wayne Reinagel]]. The fellowship includes [[Mary Shelley]], [[Edgar Allan Poe]], [[Jules Verne]], [[Bram Stoker]], [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], [[Nikola Tesla]], [[Harry Houdini]] and [[H. Rider Haggard]].