For the time period in which he wrote and lived, I found him to be most imaginative and edgy.

H.G. Wells is awesome. I've finished the Time Machine and the Island of Dr. Moreau and both were very enjoyable. By taking the viewpoint of an outsider to the weirdness it adds a familiar element. The only thing I have trouble with is all the fancy English words he uses that makes me dig up my dictionary on a regular basis. His style is very solid however.