FREEFirst and Last Things: A Confession of Faith and Rule of Life
by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
"First and Last Things: A Confession of Faith and Rule of Life" by H. G. Wells is a philosophical work published in 1908. Divided into four books, Wells presents his beliefs on metaphysics, conduct, and human purpose. He embraces skepticism while declaring an "arbitrary" faith in humanity's emerging solidarity. The work develops a rule of life centered on socialism and contains provocative views on love, marriage, and modern warfare. Written during personal turmoil, it reflects influences from Darwin, pragmatism, and discussions with his lover, Cambridge philosophy student Amber Reeves. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Automated conservative edition review 2026-10-20T09:16:44.997Z (historical-original-en-v2), Philippines scope. English historical author Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), died 1946; original-language author allowlist, matching sole EPUB/catalog creator, no credited contributors, no extra artwork, no flagged editorial/translation/copyright cues in isolated text. US public-domain source label and retained Gutenberg license; EPUB CRC passed. This is rule-based screening, not a worldwide rights opinion or a claim of manual review. Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4225; Philippine term reference https://www.ipophil.gov.ph/copyright/. EPUB SHA256 a53803de701aa06780c1ecdc08c2176d9687ddfc02fba2c9aede6359105a7e06; RDF SHA256 0231559695b6f6a7350649a60d98d43b00b296f3477b6d20f218ad8219b56c73. Author identity/date reference checked 2026-09-28: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35.
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