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The Time Traveller journeys into the far future in this Electrifying Literary Classic of Science Fiction by H.G. Wells.
The Time Machine by British author H.G. Wells is a book of literary fiction first published in 1895 in the United Kingdom. The science fiction classic servs to illustrate the concept of time travel. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine," coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or device.
Sneak Peek
"Clearly," the Time Traveller proceeded, "any real body must have extension in four directions: it must have Length, Breadth, Thickness, and-Duration. But through a natural infirmity of the flesh, which I will explain to you in a moment, we incline to overlook this fact. There are really four dimensions, three which we call the three planes of Space, and a fourth, Time. There is, however, a tendency to draw an unreal distinction between the former three dimensions and the latter, because it happens that our consciousness moves intermittently in one direction along the latter from the beginning to the end of our lives."
Synopsis
The novel tells the story of the Time Traveller's journey into the far future, and predicts increasing inequality and class divisions.
Title Details • Originally published in 1895 • Novel
