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The Time Machine
H. G. Wells (1866–1946)
16 chapters and parts · about 3 hours to read
What the book is about
"The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells is a science fiction novella published in 1895. A Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller journeys to the year 802,701, where he discovers humanity has evolved into two distinct species: the childlike Eloi and the savage Morlocks. This groundbreaking work popularized the concept of time travel and coined the term "time machine." Wells crafts a haunting vision of the future that explores class divisions and social inequality, taking readers on an unforgettable adventure through time's darkest possibilities.
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- Dystopias
- Science fiction
- Time travel
Chapters
- Chapter IIntroductionabout 8 minutes
- Chapter IIThe Machineabout 7 minutes
- Chapter IIIThe Time Traveller Returnsabout 10 minutes
- Chapter IVTime Travellingabout 10 minutes
- Chapter VIn the Golden Ageabout 8 minutes
- Chapter VIThe Sunset of Mankindabout 11 minutes
- Chapter VIIA Sudden Shockabout 12 minutes
- Chapter VIIIExplanationabout 21 minutes
- Chapter IXThe Morlocksabout 11 minutes
- Chapter XWhen Night Cameabout 13 minutes
- Chapter XIThe Palace of Green Porcelainabout 12 minutes
- Chapter XIIIn the Darknessabout 13 minutes
- Chapter XIIIThe Trap of the White Sphinxabout 5 minutes
- Chapter XIVThe Further Visionabout 10 minutes
- Chapter XVThe Time Traveller’s Returnabout 2 minutes
- Chapter XVIAfter the Storyabout 8 minutes
The Time Machine, by H. G. Wells, is in the public domain in the United States. Text from Project Gutenberg, eBook #35, with thanks. Sureno removed Project Gutenberg's header and licence and set the text in large print; this is not an official Project Gutenberg edition. Outside the United States, check your own country's copyright rules before copying it.
