G. Wells ). According to Loveday, his father owned and worked at his own shop which ultimately failed in the end and left him out of work, while his mother on the other hand, was a housekeeper for many people (H. G. Wells). A and E Television Networks depicts as a result of the father’s loss of work:
The family was left poor and unable to afford the resources needed to live. At around the age of eight, Wells was critically injured in a football match which ended up crushing his kidney. This injury left him bedridden, this worried his parents and other relatives because they were afraid that he was going to die like his older sister, at a young age.
In the Britannica article H. G. Wells - British Author, the story of Wells turning to education is