H. G. Wells and the Culminating Ape

H.G. Wells''s view of the world - and hence his writing - was strongly influenced by the biologist''s training he received during his three years as a student at the Normal School of Science, South Kensington (now Imperial College, London). Those things which a creature needs in order for it and its species to thrive get particular attention in Wells''s books. Tracing biological themes through Wel...