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The Time Machine
H. G. Wells
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Description for The Time Machine
Paperback. When a Victorian scientist propels himself into the year 802,701 AD, he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment and peace. Editor(s): Parrinder, Patrick. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
'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Victorian scientist propel himself into the year 802,701 AD, when he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment and peace.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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141439976
SKU
V9780141439976
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About H. G. Wells
H.G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist who published more than a hundred books, including pioneering science fiction novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. He was a founding member of numerous movements including Liberty and PEN International - the world's oldest human rights organization - and his Rights of Man laid the groundwork for the 1948 Universal ... Read more
Reviews for The Time Machine
“[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