Investigate three significant scientific breakthroughs from the early 1900s, a period when Wells was immensely popular. How did these innovations impact daily life? Additionally, discuss other scientific progressions that have occurred since Wells's era.

Wells is often celebrated as a key advocate of the early twentieth-century British liberal optimism. Research what British liberal optimism entailed. You might find David Daiches's New Literary Values (1936), particularly the chapter "Literature and Belief," helpful.

Consider also G. K. Chesterton's The Victorian Age in Literature (1912), especially the chapter "The Breakup of the Compromise," or William H. Marshall's The World of the Victorian Novel (1967). What events since the early 1900s have diminished British liberal optimism?

Conduct some biographical research on Wells. You might refer to your school's encyclopedias, Michael Foot's The History of Mr. Wells (1995), or Don Nardo's The Importance of H. G. Wells (1992). How did Queen Victoria's political views shape Wells's perspectives?