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Jun 25, 2013 · Book Title: The Time Machine. Book Description: 'The Time Machine,' a science fiction classic, follows a scientist's journey far into the future, offering a thrilling blend of scientific and sociopolitical elements. Book Author: H.G. Wells. Book Edition: Signet Classics Edition. Book Format: Paperback. Publisher - Organization: Signet Classics
Nov 4, 2005 · Plot Summary (Spoilers Inevitably Follow) H.G. Wells ‘ novel opens with the Time Traveler explaining his plans to travel in time to a group of his Victorian peers (most only named by an occupational label.) The next scene is a dinner party a week later with the narrator and a few of the Time Traveler’s previous guests.
524,427 ratings16,610 reviews. “I’ve had a most amazing time....” So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account of his journey 800,000 years beyond his own era—and the story that launched H.G. Wells’s successful career and earned him his reputation as the father of science fiction.
The story of The Time Machine hits top gear with a breakthrough that enables the time traveller to build a time machine. With this invention, he finds himself, finally, a vehicle within which he can explore time – a concept that has always fascinated him.
Sep 14, 2020 · September 14, 2020. Author: H.G. Wells. UK Publisher: Penguin (this edition) Genre: Science fiction. “I’ve had a most amazing time…” So begins the Time Traveller’s astonishing firsthand account of his journey eight hundred thousand years beyond his own era – and the story that launched H.G. Wells’ successful career.
Jan 14, 2014 · The Time Machine (1895) is H. G. Wells’s uniquely innovative story of time travel, which fuelled the imaginations of subsequent science-fiction writers. Over dinner, a Victorian scientist discusses with his incredulous companions a new invention he has been working on: a Time Machine.
Wells picked up the up-to-date (in the 1890s) scientific speculation about time being a fourth dimension, and ran with it, imagining a machine that could take a man backwards and forwards through time….It is a short novel, almost a novella, but it is smoothly and evocatively written, and it manages to open a chink in the reader’s mind that ...
Nov 12, 2020 · The Time Machine wasn’t the first time travel story but it’s certainly the one that caught the public imagination and was the first to popularise a time machine. The story is mostly narrated by the unnamed Time Traveller, a scientist who is describing his adventures to a group of acquaintances, none of whom know whether to believe him.
May 2, 2019 · Illustrated by artists Ale + Ale, the world of H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine is brought vividly to life in this edition from Rockport Publishers’ new Classics Reimagined series. The story, recounted by an unnamed narrator, tells the tale of the Time Traveller, whose invention leads him to the year 802,701 AD.
Discover a comprehensive review of H.G. Wells' iconic science fiction masterpiece, "The Time Machine," on Big Book House's Book Reviews and Recommendations blog. Explore the intricate themes, captivating narrative, and timeless relevance of this classic work of literature.
