An edition of The Time Machine
(1895)
The time machine
by H. G. Wells
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The Time Machine tells the story of the Time Traveler, an inventor living in Victorian England. Traveling into the distant future using his time machine he encounters the descendants of humans and witnesses the end of life on earth.
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Victorian Era, 802701Showing 12 featured editions. View all 1151 editions?
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The time machine
2016, Wisehouse Classics
in English
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The Time Machine
Jan 10, 2015, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
paperback
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Time Machine, The (sch Cl) (Scholastic Classics)
March 1, 2004, Scholastic Paperbacks, Scholastic
in English
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Time Machine, The
January 1, 1984, Bantam Classics
Mass Market Paperback
in English
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The Time Traveller, a dreamer obsessed with traveling through time, builds himself a time machine and, much to his surprise, travels over 800,000 years into the future. He lands in the year 802701: the world has been transformed by a society living in apparent harmony and bliss, but as the Traveler stays in the future he discovers a hidden barbaric and depraved subterranean class. Wells's transparent commentary on the capitalist society was an instant bestseller and launched the time-travel genre.
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Enjoyability 4
Engaging
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Exciting
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Clarity 2
Clearly written
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Effective explanations
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Dense
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Difficulty 2
Intermediate
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Advanced
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Breadth 2
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Comprehensive
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Fiction
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Memoir
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Exploratory
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Mystery
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Mood 2
Mysterious
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Lonely
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Scientific
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Gloomy
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Dark
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Strange
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Suspenseful
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Impressions 3
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Citable
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Recommend
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Highly recommend
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Length 3
Short
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Medium
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Long
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Evergreen
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Features 2
Appendix
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Chapters
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