Download or read book First and Last Things - A Confession of Faith and Rule of Life (The original unabridged edition, all 4 books in 1 volume) written by H. G. Wells and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First and Last Things is a 1908 work of philosophy by H.G. Wells. Its main intellectual influences are Darwinism and certain German thinkers Wells had read, such as August Weismann. The pragmatism of William James, who had become a friend of Wells, was also an influence.