Wellsian

• Wellsean

Wells +‎ -ian

Wellsian (comparative more Wellsian, superlative most Wellsian)

1. Of or pertaining to H. G. Wells (1866-1946), English writer regarded as a progenitor of science fiction, or his writings or politics.
   • 1982, Nicholas D. Smith, Philosophers look at science fiction, →ISBN, page 52:

     The real problem is that a true Wellsian time machine would run into itself. The time machine on its pastward journey just after you flip the switch and the time machine sitting there just before you flip the switch will run into each other […]

Wellsian (plural Wellsians)

1. An admirer of H. G. Wells (1866-1946), English writer regarded as a progenitor of science fiction, or his writings or politics.
   • 1922 January 25, Bruce Bliven, “Mr. X. of the Movies”, in The New Republic, volume XXIX, number 373, New York, N.Y.: The Republic Publishing Company, Inc., pages 246–247:

     X. is one of those incorrigible Wellsians who reads all the works of the great H. G. as fast as they appear and converts himself with the most protean readiness from one thing to another—student of modern married love—devotee of war-torn England—observer of the invisible king-god—revolutionist in education—friend of Bolshevist Russia—philosophic internationalist—world historian.

   • 1998, The H.G. Wells Newsletter:

     Most Wellsians of course will be familiar with the majority of these stories.

   • 2008, Science Fiction Studies, page 125:

     Even though Leon Stover’s views were shared by few Wellsians and were not expressed in a way conducing to their wider acceptance, he did make a considerable contribution to Wells studies.

   • 2016, Emelyne Godfrey, “Acknowledgements”, in Utopias and Dystopias in the Fiction of H. G. Wells and William Morris: Landscape and Space, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page ix:

     I would also like to mention Wellsians who have particularly inspired me over the years whose memories are treasured: […]