Unamuno and H. G. Wells went to the cinema together: unpublished letter confirms it 90 years on

Written in 1936 and found in the archive of Salamanca’s Casa-Museo Unamuno, the document confirms the Spanish writer dined with the author of 'The War of the Worlds' before going to the cinema together in London.

An unpublished letter by Miguel de Unamuno has, 90 years on, confirmed a remarkable meeting in London between the Spanish writer and H. G. Wells, author of science-fiction classics such as 'The War of the Worlds' and 'The Time Machine'.

The document has been found in the archive of the Unamuno House-Museum at the University of Salamanca. It is a letter sent by Unamuno to his children on 2 March 1936 from London , in which he explains that he had dinner with Wells and that the two of them went to the cinema afterwards.

The two writers attended a screening of "Things to Come" ("La vida futura") at the Leicester Square Theatre, a film whose script had been written by Wells himself and which was inspired by his book "The Shape of Things to Come" .

Unamuno recorded that evening in a few lines addressed to his children: "Wells took me to see his film" , he wrote before leaving London to travel to Paris.

Until now there was no direct testimony from Unamuno to confirm the encounter . Researchers had two clues to work with: a poem by the Spanish writer containing references linked to the film’s themes, and a report published by the correspondent of the newspaper "El Sol".

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