There's an essay about H.G. Wells by David Langford I keep re-reading (it's rather good and not afraid to point out his faults) that never fails to make me laugh so hard my ribs hurt... For a couple of years, Wells hooked up with the Fabians - Langford says this about that:
The Fabians had named themselves for Fabius Cunctator, the Roman general
(
Read more... )