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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a Victorian scientist propels himself into the year 802,701 AD, he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment and peace. Entranced at first by the Eloi, an elfin species descended from man, he soon realises that this beautiful people 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 descended from humanity - the sinister Morlocks. And when the scientist's time machine vanishes, it becomes clear he must search these tunnels, if he is ever to return to his own era.
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"[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

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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 Declaration of Human Rights. Wells' controversial and progressive views on equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin; 1st edition (20 April 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0141439971
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0141439976
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.86 x 12.88 x 19.71 cm
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A_Book_A_Day
5.0 out of 5 stars Always an enjoyable read.
Reviewed in Australia on 20 February 2022
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I fondly remember reading this and adored Wells writing. Beautifully written, classic, the original source of science fiction. Far beyond his time to imagine such things.

“Our mental existences, which are immaterial and have no dimensions, are passing along the Time-Dimension with a uniform velocity from the cradle to the grave.”

The multiple theories between the learned men was fascinating.

For anyone who recalls reading of the Morlocks and Eloi, as a child, or watching the original movie, pick this up again. The basis for so many science fiction references—it remains one of few books able to engage me fully as a reader with fond memories.

I enjoyed being reminded of the beauty of words and novels I devoured growing up reading.
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Paul Barrington
4.0 out of 5 stars The Time Machine
Reviewed in Australia on 11 November 2017
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Interesting short tale of a Time Traveller. Difficult to imagine going so far into the future. A poor fate for humanity in this tale!
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Keith L
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic tale
Reviewed in Australia on 18 May 2022
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A great read and a story with more potential than many. A retelling now ripe for another movie in the vein of Peter Jackson or Ridley Scott
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Magnesium Oil Australia
3.0 out of 5 stars Short and sweet reflection of the beginnings of science fiction
Reviewed in Australia on 1 October 2017
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This story itself is a time capsule, sending the reader back to an age remembered only through history and literature.The culture and language of the time may be a little tedious for the first time reader today; and the story itself may offer little in the way of excitement or challenges to the imagination. Best suited for those wanting to look back in time, to the humble beginnings of science fiction and as a benchmark of how far we've come; or how far we have slipped so far. The time machine gives us (as a lot of writing of that time does), an enterprising tale on one hand, and a bitter-sweet dose of self-reflection in the other.
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Rae
5.0 out of 5 stars Under 100 paged classic
Reviewed in Australia on 22 August 2021
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Really interesting read,Literally under an hour and your left with great topic of conversation with others who might have read it. Would suggest this.
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Dion
4.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the all-time great classics
Reviewed in Australia on 3 September 2022
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This book felt darker to me to any of the film adaptations, and I loved it.
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A M.
5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed it even more
Reviewed in Australia on 13 February 2018
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After Seing both films of The Time Machine, I enjoyed it even more,which fI'll ed in the missing parts.
Do read it for yoor self, I promise you'll be rewarded AM
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Fonty
5.0 out of 5 stars Usually I hate what movies do to books
Reviewed in Australia on 19 March 2016
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Usually I hate what movies do to books, but I saw the movie first in this case and was worried the book wouldn't be as good. I wasn't disappointed in the book though, in spite of having high expectations. If I could give it 6 out of 5 stars I would. :)
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Dolores
5.0 out of 5 stars A prediction of what may be the future of mankind??
Reviewed in Canada on 4 March 2024
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I read the Time Machine for a class in Victorian Gothic Horror and must say I wud have enjoyed the book regardless. Remember seeing the movie many moons ago and it was interesting what literary license moviemakers take.
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Lilimip
5.0 out of 5 stars The Capitalist and the Labourier. From the Victorian era to the year 802,701.
Reviewed in Brazil on 4 April 2023
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A talented writer, a social critique disguised as an ingenious science fiction tale, an easy-to-read narrative for English language learners. In this short story published in 1895, H G Wells exposes his literary genius in building a plot that involves two main characters: a Machine that defies the fourth dimension and its creator, the Time Traveler. The author imagines a futuristic text with profound social content, giving it an original touch that is different from most science fiction stories I have read. With minimal technology or without aerospace bases, the protagonist travels through Time in his contraption to the first future stop, the distant year 802,701 aD. At this time, the descendants of Homo Sapiens share two distinct classes: the Eloi and the Morlocks. The Eloi are childlike creatures, vegetarians, who live for love and fun. They evolved from those who got used to comfort and well-being. But not everything is perfect. Originating from the working class, the Molocks live deep beneath the earth. They hunt, care for, and feed on the Eloi. Darwin’s theory about the fittest survival didn’t mean the development of an intellectual civilization.
In a further future, humanity returns to the invertebrate stage. Beyond, the sun dies and planet Earth ends.
Rich in details, Wells directs the reader's mind towards a gloomy tomorrow.
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massimo
5.0 out of 5 stars OTTIMO
Reviewed in Italy on 6 March 2024
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TOTTO OK
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AltindNil
5.0 out of 5 stars alles passt
Reviewed in Germany on 5 December 2023
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M. Paulo Bracais
5.0 out of 5 stars Um clássico da literatura da fantasia e ficção cientifica mundial!
Reviewed in Spain on 10 January 2023
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Um clássico da literatura da fantasia e ficção cientifica mundial! Bem conhecido das pessoas pois há várias versões em filme deste livro. Crítica à sociedade e para onde se dirige (guerras e apocalipse nuclear, fome, etc.). Sempre atual.
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