INTERVIEW WITH H G WELLS - SOUND

[@A.L.L72]

Love his voice...! 📚📖📚

[@fredblonder7850]

Utterly fascinating that a recording of this quality and length exists, however it's a lecture, not an interview.

[@UltraSaiyan419]

This is what Wells sounded like? I expected a more deep and booming tone because of how he looked in the pictures.

[@alang.bandala8863]

Yes, me too

[@Melvinshermen]

UltraSaiyan419 he sound like droopy

[@omoikane8961]

I think it has also to do with the microphone. At that time you could not have a recording of a deep baritone voice like today.

[@RabuHina]

So did I xD always pictured him with a deep resonate voice

[@Trystero_]

he sounds like sir bedevere in monty python and the holy grail

[@gluecement]

Malcolm McDowell said he listened an audio recording of HG Wells in preparation for playing him in the movie "Time After Time," but after hearing it, he immediately rejected any idea of emulating his voice.

[@VValkyrie]

Love is voice Malcolm McDowell that is.

[@deplorabledave1048]

That's what brought me here.

[@kennethwallace1225]

Wells was a prolific writer, and researcher, years ago, while i was checking out an old book store, i came across his History of the World , Volumes 1 and 2, i found them to be very informative and educational.

[@x1smind]

playback at 0.75x speed... becomes a bit more tuned to the ears!

[@capetownwild]

I'm going with 1.25x

[@TheNextFool]

Listening to him speak about how old fashioned the voting system in the House of Commons is 90 years ago when nothing has changed today. Wow.

[@oliversmith9200]

Depressing when one considers the means by which this slavish governmental antiquation has been preserved to present, but, I speak from America, which full blown anti democratic oligarchy is nothing in connection to be happy about.

[@peterfriedman2830]

The date of this talk is given as being the 17th of August 1931

[@timoc90]

He all but predicted the 2nd war

[@GasFinger1]

his voice is not important, what he said was, he was a genius

[@tylerjay532]

ah you are one of those World Economic Forum "Great Reset" lemmings who think the future is going to be some utopia where your brain implement lets you escape into virtual fantasy worlds, you have free medical care (endless access to mood altering drugs) and where you have convinced yourself that you actually like eating the bugs.

[@FRDOMFGTHR]

Genius at being a completely and utter Fabian scumbag

[@KronosVix]

Please, can you add english subtitles???? It's very important what he said

[@Reginald-Montgomery-Astird-III]

To everyone commenting on his voice, I believe this is correct, I've heard multiple different recordings of Well's and the tone is consistent between them. Check out his comments made in 1940 concerning America's possible entry into the war and compare them to this recording, I don't think the audio is off.

[@stevejaubert2892]

Wells suffered from an odd voice like Patton. Its hard to understand him.

[@amazingsupergirl7125]

steve jaubert Well back then recording altered sound. Idk the details but something about radio waves bending maybe. That’s why all old timey recordings sound high pitched and hyper. Plus his old style British accent

[@oliversmith9200]

It has been said that later historic cultural sexuality polarization and mass media stereotypes emphasized a deeper "masculine" voice as "desirable", and "properly masculine" for men, which men over a few generations after Wells have conformed to. Men with naturally delicate, or, higher pitched speech who were accepted before, suffered stereotyping in various media as "effeminate" and faulted, not quite "menly men". Media, and a specialized variety of authoritarian religiosity influenced mass opinion and behavior to our expressive loss.

[@rabdickson]

Wells had lung disease his whole adult life, this probably affected his way of speaking

[@terrymoore4238]

@@amazingsupergirl7125 It's not just the recording. On live radio broadcasts, H.G. Wells had a more squeaky voice than other broadcasters. I don't remember hearing him myself, but I probably did when I was too young to remember. But my father always remembered his voice that way. Actually, listening now, his voice isn't uniformly high, but there is a squeakiness to many of the words.

[@oliversmith9200]

Hello comment two years ago. Until mass electronic media subjected populations to stereotyped gender models including vocal tendencies, there was a greater variety in men's tones and manner of speech; as in Well's and Patton's examples. That is, more men had high, and, or, delicate voices, in greater number, without the kind of negative social sanction that today could be more likely.

[@Myself-yf5do]

This isn't an interview, this is the original Ted talk.

[@dantebalarmo4010]

Please it is possible of the french subtitles ? Thank you .

[@lameplanet]

The recording technology of the time didn't capture the full range of a person's voice. Hence he sounded more nasally and squeaky than he would have done in person. It's a fascinating recording, and Well's working class upbringing and Kentish accent show through in parts, albeit with the speech mannerisms of the time.

[@thechaz83]

@Lame Planet No, this recording captures him well. Type in Forrest J. Ackerman. He attended a lecture given by Wells and never forgot the sound of his voice. He expected a booming voice :)

[@matthewmoreau7143]

To his credit, when the United Nations was first formed they extracted from his writings to draft the initial Charter. And, if you watched the entire video, he is perhaps the first to propose the concept of a European Union... as a possible precursor to a One World Government. HG Wells was quite the visionary.

[@RobertJamesChinneryH]

yes but the U.N. is destroying national identities...one world government will be totalitarian ..as with our dictator Justine Turdeau

[@annak6918]

An insider, not a visionary.

[@jesuschristmyking8644]

@@RobertJamesChinneryH Revelation 13 being played out.

[@callumdarby8801]

@@RobertJamesChinneryH "Our true nationality is mankind." - H.G. Wells

[@omoikane8961]

​@@RobertJamesChinneryH True. Like most of inventions. The original genius inventors always invent something for the well-being of the people, but then there are people who like to have it and use it for their purposes only.

[@thechaz83]

Author, writer, editor, collector and creator of Famous Monsters of Film land Forrest Ackerman said Wells sounded high pitched. Even when 4E was 90 he could still do a kick ass imitation of the formers voice lol

[@nicholasjanke3476]

Fascinating man.

[@Reprodestruxion]

It’s high pitched but not Cockney , Malcolm McDowell was mistaken

[@Ajthelizard1100]

I always pictured he’d sound similar to the time travelers voice in the 1960s movie, like a deep British accent

[@craigster1244]

Christopher Isherwood had a somewhat similar voice. My favorite Wells short story is “The Man Who Could Work Miracles.”

[@suntzuwarsword1964]

love his work

[@Myself-yf5do]

5:47 Does anyone know what he said there? We've passed from the what? And what did he say at 16:50? Different from what? And 16:55, intensely what?

[@eripley481]

5:47 "We've passed from the semaphore to the electric telegraph and the wireless." At: 16:50 he says our patriot (can't make out the second word) he then says I'm intensely a patriot, I'm an Englishman.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

This is nearly forty years after he came back from the future from San Francisco.

[@Myself-yf5do]

I find it a drag that I can find interviews with H.G. Wells, but none with Jules Verne. And no, he did not die before that technology was invented.

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

We should have listened to him

[@raginald7mars408]

WHO is WE...

[@MrFlinchenstein]

@Poltiticslogicallyreformed. You clearly don't know much about Wells. I'd suggest you actually read his books before you slander his name.

[@tylerjay532]

@@MrFlinchenstein I think it is you who hasnt read his books. He absolutely was the aforementioned things @Poltiticslogicallyreformed said. He wanted a One World Government where the elites have absolute control over the docile masses.

[@terryosullivan8849]

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[@blocker1928]

What year was this interview/lecture recorded?

[@mayra2455]

It would be easy to understand if the video has subtitles.

[@whoaholic]

Gosh his voice was crackly

[@TeodorAngelov]

Why are there no subtitles?

[@tsar_zo8007]

Because he is speaking perfect English.

[@guycore5478]

Somebody needs to remember that this record is to be played at 33rpm, not 78rpm.

[@ezequieldelgado7444]

Me emociona demasiado poder ver en video a Wells y no en fotografías, uno de mis escritos favoritos desde que me empezó a gustar la literatura. Sinceramente es un genio total, un gran escritor, cuando leí La Guerra De Los Mundos, me pareció una novela genial e impresionante, siempre serás el número uno para mí Wells.

[@angelicXYZ]

He's my favorite too.

[@cacadorcarcara2141]

se houver algum brasileiro aí, informo que a tradução de A Nova Ordem Mundial está disponível no Amazon

[@andreferrer9350]

De quem é o livro? Wells?

[@stevejeffries1603]

Well he made his mark

[@Melvinshermen]

Omg he sound like droopy

[@barryboland3031]

the road to hell is paved with good intentions... Wells, Russell, the other thinkers of that time started a disastrous process - create an all powerful one world government no matter what the cost or no matter how many people suffer because of it

[@robertc3092]

This film needs English language subtitles.

[@tsar_zo8007]

It doesn't

[@pvzgamer6029]

@@tsar_zo8007it certainly does. As much as I love the what he’s talking about, I definitely need a lot of clarification. 1930’s talkie technology needed improvement back in the day to say the least.

[@caramason56]

A most brilliant and inspiring man 😊👍

[@skiddwister9143]

He wasn't inspiring. He was an elitest who wanted to create a dystopian top-down world. Read about him in his views on vivisectionism. Not his novel, but his personal views. He was all for it. Do a bit of research on him. He wanted to dominate man, whom he thought of as nothing more than cattle. He was known for playing with his toy soldiers. He wanted to push and pull men like that, too.

[@caramason56]

@@skiddwister9143 Will do. Thanks

[@nerolowell2320]

@@skiddwister9143 finally some people know the truth

[@lizzyhankerson5078]

I love my son.

[@jjmaster94]

HG Wells is your son?

[@donovanheinrich7480]

sounds like my sister

[@montyrose78]

He would have been a good fit for the Wizard of Oz

[@MissFazzington]

The father of Science Fiction. A wise man with wise words.

[@oliversmith9200]

Much remark is made of Well's voice. Bear in mind that before mass media drove the image of masculinity into stereotypical characters, men came with their natural voices from low to high pitches.

[@CesarClouds]

The coolest hat thief ever.

[@lesleyegg]

This is clearly after 1930, see map 3, but what is the date, can anyone say?

[@oakenembers9382]

lesleyegg follow the link in the description for the related metadata

[@JohnAdorjan]

It depends on what era Mr. Wells had set his machine for...

[@seraph3761]

He reminds me of the scientist from hydra in Captain America. Even sounds like him. I think it pays homage to hg wells. They both talk about a “New World Order.” Coincidence? I think not.

[@andreferrer9350]

agreed

[@Decentralized_Maze]

You both might find what I have in my channel playlists interesting or helpful then. Welcomed to explore. Best wishes fellow citizens.

[@TheMrSvenni]

Big Up Sussex IR

[@chrisadriangregory392]

blessed

[@andreferrer9350]

Thanks, this is eye-opening. And I believe this tyrannical world federation will be greeted, by the people in despair

[@angelinevandyke9559]

We’re part of that history. It’s happening right now!

[@claudiaxander]

What would you have said to the village chiefs that first decided to come together as a single town?

[@andreferrer9350]

@@claudiaxander I would say that they sure wanted to have most of their autonomy and freedom preserved, and at the same time have the safety and prosperity a greater amount of people together can create. The definition of a republic, not a federation (which centralizes power and does not take in consideration the characteristics and necessities in smaller levels)

[@claudiaxander]

@@andreferrer9350 Coming together in any form, as long as it's democratic, means sacrificing autonomy for the benefits a union can offer, just like marriage. Some will always feel slighted by the larger consensus; it's inevitable no matter what! Too many ignorant/ superstitious/ inbred/ paranoid/ tribal/ cultish groups that are far more authoritarian than those they fear. Often confusing their freedom to control others with freedom itself.

[@andreferrer9350]

@@claudiaxander As I said in my previous answer, there are many ways of coming together. A union of individuals with inalienable rights (as a republic with a strong constitution) is quite different than a rule of mob, where the only thing that exists is democracy, without protection of the individual and smaller groups. Democracy alone can not guarantee freedom, and autonomy is something that should be given away easily. There must be a system of checks and balances, where power can't concentrate too much, or it will degenerate into tyranny and oppression. I did not understand your last statement, after you answer the words above, please explain better who would look for "freedom to control others", never seen someone call that freedom.

[@Audioteka-Vsemirnoy-Literatury]

Я был удивлен, что у Уэллса такой лилипутский голос.

[@bookbeing]

His "Common law people" are fewer and their voices of reason grow quieter, no thanks to the political influence by courts and corporations.

[@hannahbaxter8825]

Hg Wells votes remain

[@ninaevans4501]

Dear H.G. Wells Humans will ALWAYS pigeon hole themselves apart from each other. RACE. RELIGION. POLITICS. THE PERFECT (HUMAN) WORLD, WILL NEVER BE CREATED, WE'LL STILL FIND REASONS TO FIGHT EACH OTHER AND NOT MOVE FORWARD

[@spiritchild9101]

Yes, humans love to isolate themselves into superficial groups, from the rest of humanity.

[@lesleyegg]

Here Wells tells us that mankind must get rid of "patchwork governments" which keep nations at odds with each other. He would have pressed for further integration in Europe - and perhaps persuaded more of his countrymen it was essential for our progress.

[@heru-deshet359]

Hasn't done too well for Europe.

[@callumdarby8801]

@@heru-deshet359 compare the Europe of today with the Europe of Wells time. How can you say with a straight face that the post-WW2 formation of the EU hasn't gone well for Europe? Labor participation, standard of living, contribution to global trade, etc. Pick a metric for European countries, any metric you like. Compare its pre-EU formation value to it's post-EU formation value and tell me your results.

[@heru-deshet359]

@@callumdarby8801 So why did the UK want to pull out.

[@callumdarby8801]

@@heru-deshet359 You didn't address anything in my comment, but sure, I'm game. What about the other 27 countries that are still members of the EU? Did America fail because the Confederacy seceded? The UK populace was assaulted with low quality propaganda that was successful in angering elderly people, and people lacking higher education. The classic, "Watch out! The immigrants are coming to take your job!" tactic was employed, and dummies ate it up. All EU countries saw unprecedented growth under EU economic unity, but outrage trumps logic. Brexit is a case of direct democracy failing. The tyranny of the majority. "A 2017 study published in Economic Policy showed that the Leave vote tended to be greater in areas which had lower incomes and high unemployment, a strong tradition of manufacturing employment, and in which the population had fewer qualifications. It also tended to be greater where there was a large flow of Eastern European migrants (mainly low-skilled workers) into areas with a large share of native low-skilled workers" "Studies suggest that older people were more likely to vote Leave, and younger people more likely to vote Remain.[80] According to Thomas Sampson, an economist at the London School of Economics, "Older and less-educated voters were more likely to vote 'leave'" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit#Voter_demographics_and_trends Now, I'd like to hear why YOU think the UK very narrowly voted to leave the EU.

[@santamulligan676]

The Prophet of his age,I wish he was still around

[@ronwells5720]

be warned !

[@treeman12815]

hg wells was cool

[@greenatom]

Wells was a genius but his one world government idea is disastrous. It seems that is what is being attempted now.

[@obnob7230]

I struggle to nunderstand what he is saying.

[@Izthishandleavailable]

The HG in his name stands for Hob gobbling

[@Marzy5821]

Only in theory Mr Wells . .

[@ctorhs1590]

Definitely worth sharing thoughts of a great, great mind. Unfortunately, as an non native english speaker, I have difficulties to hear/comprehend his words. If someone can jot those down I'm going to be very , very grateful ...

[@FreeDobbe]

A very british boy!

[@essaywhu]

Sounds the English version of J. Audubon Woodlore.

[@carolcr4024]

Poor sound 🔊 sadly

[@Welther47]

I wish we had such a recording of H.P. Lovecraft.

[@kesterfae5447]

Agreed that would have been fascinating.

[@terryernest6264]

Maybe we don't need Government's ... Just individuals networked, with unrestricted free Speech... like Bitcoin : )

[@finddeniro]

His non fiction .. A outline of History.. 1919 1920. What's it's all worth. .after the Chit in WW1. .and his experiment in autobiograghy. .He takes out the trash. .A excellent mind. .and head strong man. . yeah he would give you the time of day. .His way. ..

[@heru-deshet359]

That wussy voice has shattered my image of him.

[@JamOscuro]

Wow. What treasure to have a video of him lecturing. It sounds like he suffered from low testosterone. Maybe high estrogen levels aided his creativity? Just a theory based on the sound of his voice here.

[@joaopedropelisson5925]

The fuck are you talking about?

[@Twentythousandlps]

He was a highly sexed hetero.

[@AmandaNicholson-s3z]

He was a womanizer he had an open marriage and two children out of wedlock. I have heard early audio recordings and the early technology doesn’t do Justice to the voice .

[@mrhawk1924]

He didn't predict a black president

[@GasFinger1]

he couldnt forsee every disaster

[@tylerjay532]

@@GasFinger1 lol

[@claudiaxander]

From Love, to families, to villages, to towns, to cities, to regions, to countries, to empires, and to one world! Wells sees the inevitability, for we are all humans with the same needs and desires. Those that do not see this plain fact are merely addicted to the comfort of dogma; Dogma that narcissists wield as a cudgel to stultify the inquisitive mind.

[@joshuawaring4180]

A very ‘Whiggish’ and outdated view of social evolution, as a historian would argue.

[@claudiaxander]

@@joshuawaring4180 Tribal Division is untenable in the looming face of earth's limitations to sustain human life without science based global action. The historians are now in uncharted ecological waters and so are blind to unprecedented coming threats.