Lot 136
Wells, H. G (1866-1946) English Author, creator of classic science-fiction tales such as The Time Machine (1895) and War of the Worlds (1898). Autograph manuscript signed ("H.G. Wells"), on personal Easton Glebe, Dunmow stationery, one page, 8½ x 7", London, c. 1920. Wells expresses his thoughts and insults on the state of the institutions of higher learning and the students who attend them: "For the ordinary type of student the four years of college are wasted. The time must come when Oxford & Cambridge, Yale & Harvard, will stand empty & clean for the amateur (?) detective & the sight seeing tourist. The place for learning to do a thing is the place where the thing is done. The place for a general education under modern conditions is everywhere". Light age toning, Two horizontal folds. Overall very good condition.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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