The Time Machine (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: H. G. Wells
- First Published: 1895
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: The Time Traveler, Weena
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Voyages, Nineteenth century, Extraterrestrial life, Future, England or English people, Time travel, War, Fantasy, London, Adventure, Fire, Mathematics or mathematicians, Technology, Vegetarianism, Evolution, Subterranean or underground regions
- Locales: London, England
The Story:
One evening after dinner, the Time Traveler led the discussion to the subject of the relationship of time and space. It was his theory that time was a fourth dimension and that his concept could be proved. To the astonishment of his guests, he exhibited a model of his Time Machine, and he declared that it could travel backward or forward in time. One of the guests was invited to touch a lever. To the amazement of all, the machine disappeared. The Time Traveler explained that the instrument was no longer visible because it was traveling into the past at such great...
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