The narrator tells of his incredible journey into the distant future in this landmark of imagination, cornerstone of science fiction and thought provoking look at the possible destiny of humanity. The Time Machine first appeared in 1896 and stunned readers with a vivid narrative studded with vital ideas unlike any seen in print before. The narrator describes a voyage into the future that depicts the disturbing evolution of society, introduces him to strange companions and stranger foes, and...
English novelist, historian and science writer Herbert George Wells (1866–1946) abandoned teaching and launched his literary career with a series of highly successful science-fiction novels. The Time Machine was the first of a number of these imaginative literary inventions. First published in 1895, the novel follows the adventures of a hypothetical Time Traveller who journeys into the future to find that humanity has evolved into two races: the peaceful Eloi — vegetarians...
In 1888, while a student, H.G. Wells published «The Chronic Argonauts,» a 3-part story serialized in <i>The Science Schools Journal.</i> He would later return to the themes and recreate the story as the classic novel, <i>The Time Machine</i>. (After <i>The Time Machine</i>'s publication, Wells tried to suppress «The Chronic Argonauts,» going so far as buying all copies he could find and destroying them.) Today, the story is a rarity in its original...
