Cover of The Time Machine by H. G. Wells Audiobook The Time Machine
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The Time Machine

Author
H. G. Wells
Read by
Sebastian Blackwood
Language
English
Length
3 hours 3 minutes
ISBN
9781787369795
Published
22 April 2024
Imprint
Fantastica
  • time travel
  • future society
  • dystopia
  • Eloi
  • Morlocks
  • Victorian era
  • science fiction
  • evolution
  • class struggle
  • adventure

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Description

An adventurous scientist constructs a device that allows travel through time. Propelling himself into the distant future, he finds Earth populated by two distinct species: the gentle Eloi and the fearsome Morlocks. As he navigates this futuristic landscape, he unravels the dark truth about humanity's fate. A pioneering work of science fiction, this tale explores themes of evolution, class division, and the inherent curiosity that drives mankind to seek the unknown.

Author

H. G. Wells (1866–1946) was born in Bromley, trained in biology under Huxley, and turned that laboratory habit into fiction. The Time Machine sent a Victorian into deep time; The War of the Worlds brought the sky down on the Home Counties. He wrote as if the future were a social problem with monsters attached. The novels argue while they entertain. A draper's son who made scientific romance a public language.

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