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The Time Machine (Paperback)

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Paperback 144 Pages
Published: 31/03/2005
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An absolute cornerstone of the science fiction genre, Wells' breathless tale of a Victorian scientist journeying to the far future combines untrammelled imagination with sly social comment.

'The father of science fiction' Guardian

The Time Machine is the first and greatest modern portrayal of time-travel. It sees a Victorian scientist propel himself into the year 802,701 AD, when he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment and peace. Entranced at first by the Eloi, an elfin species descended from humans, he soon realizes that they are simply remnants of a once-great culture - now weak and childishly afraid of the dark. They have every reason to be afraid: in deep tunnels beneath their paradise lurks another race - the sinister Morlocks.

Edited by PATRIC K PARRINDER with an Introduction by MARINA WARNER and notes by STEVEN MCLEAN

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780141439976
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 112 g
Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 10 mm


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“[Wells] contrives to give over humanity into the clutches of the Impossible and yet manages to keep it down (or up) to its humanity, to its flesh, blood, sorrow, folly.” —Joseph Conrad

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“An essential novella.”

A classic science fiction novella that is so much more than science fiction. The Time Machine asks questions about the future of humanity, the future of the social class system (of the Victorian era, but of course it... More

“The Time Machine”

One of the first Science Fiction novels and one that possibly set the tone for the entire genre, The Time Machine is a fantastic read. Though it is only short, it presents a darkly realised version of future Earth in... More

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“An early science fiction classic”

This book has been said to be one of the earliest novels of science fiction. While it is not a genre I know well, I believe that this book does set down some of the rules and standards that have become part of the... More

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