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Science Fiction · 1895 · English

The Time Machine

by H. G. Wells

An inventor travels into the distant future and discovers humanity’s strange fate.

About this book

An inventor describes his journey far into the future. There he encounters the gentle Eloi and hidden Morlocks, whose relationship reveals an unsettling history beneath an apparently peaceful world.

Wells turns a speculative invention into an adventure about time, social division, and humanity’s place in nature. The discoveries invite readers to consider the long consequences of present arrangements.

The frame of a story told to listeners leaves room for uncertainty around the traveler’s discoveries. Its most vivid images turn an apparently distant future into a way of thinking about the present, while the journey itself remains a compact and suspenseful adventure.

Author
H. G. Wells
First published
1895
Category
Science Fiction
Language
English

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