The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
An Invention
A Victorian-era scientist invents a machine that allows him to travel through time. He first journeys to the year 802,701 A.D., where he encounters the Eloi, a society of small, elegant, childlike adults who live in harmony but lack curiosity and drive. He later discovers the Morlocks, a nocturnal, subterranean species who prey on the Eloi. After rescuing an Eloi named Weena, the protagonist loses his time machine and must devise a plan to recover it and return to his own time, all while exploring the social and evolutionary implications of the two distinct societies.
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- Published
- 1895
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 80-120
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- A Máquina Do Tempo
- Die Zeitmaschine
- La Macchina del Tempo
- La Machine à explorer le temps
- La Máquina del Tiempo
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- 271st on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
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- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
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- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- 100 Main Fantasy and Science-Fiction Books (www.mirf.ru (Russian))
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