The Open Conspiracy

by H. G. Wells

Overview

The novelist behind The War of the Worlds and The Invisible Man gets political in his manifesto for creating a more ordered, peaceful planet.

The Open Conspiracy is H. G. Wells’s attempt to outline how civilization should be ordered through a world commonwealth. He wished for humanity to gain control over its destiny and free itself from the dangers, uncertainties, and miseries it faced. This commonwealth’s mission was to support the advancement of all humanity. It would do so through advancing science, ending nationalism, and allowing people to progress by their own merit rather than whatever class they are born into. He believed that through his plan, poverty and warfare would be no more, and we could achieve “universal peace, welfare and happy activity.”

Originally published in 1928, The Open Conspiracy was revised three times, with its final version appearing in 1933.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504080804
Publisher:	Open Road Media
Publication date:	01/01/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	139
Sales rank:	6,610
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

The son of a professional cricketer and a lady’s maid, H. G. Wells (1866–1946) served apprenticeships as a draper and a chemist’s assistant before winning a scholarship to the prestigious Normal School of Science in London. While he is best remembered for his groundbreaking science fiction novels, including The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau, Wells also wrote extensively on politics and social matters and was one of the foremost public intellectuals of his day. 
The son of a professional cricketer and a lady’s maid, H. G. Wells (1866–1946) served apprenticeships as a draper and a chemist’s assistant before winning a scholarship to the prestigious Normal School of Science in London. While he is best remembered for his groundbreaking science fiction novels, including The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau, Wells also wrote extensively on politics and social matters and was one of the foremost public intellectuals of his day. 

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England

Table of Contents

Part 1	The First Futurist
1.	The Book of the Century?	3
2.	H.G. Wells and Futures Studies	4
3.	The World Commonweal	7
Part 2	What Are We To Do with Our Lives?
1.	The Text	11
2.	The World Crisis and Modern Religion	12
3.	Management, Not Government	13
4.	Resistances	15
5.	Strategies and Tactics	17
6.	A Critical Assessment: Negative	19
7.	A Critical Assessment: Positive	26
Part 3	The Open Conspiracy Since Wells
1.	The Post-Wellsian Generation, 1946-1970	31
2.	From 1970 to the End of the Century	33
3.	The Idea of a World Party	37
4.	Prospects	39
	Endnotes	41
	The Open Conspiracy	45
	Index	137