The Open Conspiracy

by H. G. Wells

Publisher:

Open Road Media

, 2024

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

• Title: The Open Conspiracy
• Author: H. G. Wells
• Publisher: Open Road Media
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 139
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781504080804, 1504080807
• Resource ID: LLS:9781504080804
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-21T14:51:45Z

About H. G. Wells

Often called the “father of science fiction,” Herbert George (H. G.) Wells (1866–1946) is the author of many literary works notable for being some of the first science fiction titles, including such famed titles as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and The Invisible Man. However, despite being associated with science fiction, Wells wrote extensively in other genres and on many subjects, including history, society, and politics, and was heavily influenced by Darwinism. His book Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought offered predictions about what technology and society would look like in the year 2000, many of which have proven accurate. Wells went on to pen over fifty novels, numerous non-fiction books, and dozens of short stories. His legacy has had an overwhelming influence on science fiction, popular culture, and technological and scientific innovation.