The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
In the Time Traveller's miraculous new machine, we will be carried from a Victorian dinner table to 802,701 AD, when the Earth is divided between the gentle, ineffective Eloi, and the ape-like Morlocks; forward again by a million years or so to glimpse a dying world of blood-red beaches and menacing shapes; and on again to the last days of our planet, a remote twilight where nothing moves but darkness and a cold wind.
Brilliantly imaginative fiction or the shape of things to come? H.G. Wells's masterpiece still retains its power to provoke and enthral.
About the Author
H.G. Wells was born in Bromley, Kent, in 1866. After an education repeatedly interrupted by his family’s financial problems, he eventually found work as a teacher at a succession of schools, where he began to write his first stories.
Wells became a prolific writer with a diverse output, of which the famous works are his science fiction novels. These are some of the earliest and most influential examples of the genre, and include classics such as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. Most of his books very well-received, and had a huge influence on many younger writers, including George Orwell and Isaac Asimov. Wells also wrote many popular non-fiction books, and used his writing to support the wide range of political and social causes in which he had an interest, although these became increasingly eccentric towards the end of his life.
Twice-married, Wells had many affairs, including a ten-year liaison with Rebecca West that produced a son. He died in London in 1946.
Paperback | 128 pages
129 x 198 x 8mm | 96g
01 May 2017
Vintage Publishing
Vintage Classics
London, United Kingdom
English
Reissue
1784872083
9781784872083
Condition: Good
A secondhand book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover, including very minimal scuff marks and bending, but no holes or tears. All pages are undamaged, with a considerable amount of creasing throughout the book but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. 3D Glasses are included.