H. G. Wells Society

Its members included Gerald Heard, Olaf Stapledon, Sylvia Pankhurst, Eden Paul[1] and Vera Brittain.

[2] It held it's first public meeting on 15 May 1934 at Caxton Hall with Pankhurst, Stapledon and Gerald Heard as speakers.

By the end of 1934 Stapledon began to believe that the Society was not "going to be an effective force" and Wells himself was dismissive of it, expressing pleasure when it eventually disbanded.

Its specific aims are: Each year the Society organises a conference, either in-person or on Zoom, where aspects of Wells's life and work are discussed.

It has also boasted a number of distinguished vice-presidents through the years including Arthur C. Clarke, Michael Foot, Brian Aldiss, Christopher Priest, Stephen Baxter, and Claire Tomalin.