![]() Sure to delight lovers of the fantastic and bizarre, The Time Machine is a book that belongs on the shelf of every science-fiction fan. While the novel is underpinned with both Darwinian and Marxist theory and offers fascinating food for thought about the world of the future, it also succeeds as an exciting blend of adventure and pseudo-scientific romance. ‘Spoiler-Free’ The Time Machine Summary The opening scene of ‘The Time Machine‘ sees H.G. Publication date 1922 Topics novel, english literature, fiction, romance, science fiction, english, classics, time travel Publisher Henry Holt & Company Collection opensourcetextbooks additionalcollections Contributor hst Language English. Horrified, he returns to the present, but soon departs again on his final journey. First published in 1895, the novel follows the adventures of a hypothetical Time Traveller who journeys into the future to find that humanity has evolved into two races: the peaceful Eloi - vegetarians who tire easily - and the carnivorous, predatory Morlocks.Īfter narrowly escaping from the Morlocks, the Time Traveller undertakes another journey even further into the future where he finds the earth growing bitterly cold as the heat and energy of the sun wane. The Time Machine was the first of a number of these imaginative literary inventions. ![]() ![]() English novelist, historian and science writer Herbert George Wells (1866–1946) abandoned teaching and launched his literary career with a series of highly successful science-fiction novels. ![]()
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