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The Time Machine

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

The Time Machine

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1The Time Machine1,248 chars
  2. 2I. Introduction9,783 chars
  3. 3II. The Machine7,507 chars
  4. 4III. The Time Traveller Returns11,067 chars
  5. 5IV. Time Travelling11,641 chars
  6. 6V. In the Golden Age9,301 chars
  7. 7VI. The Sunset of Mankind12,548 chars
  8. 8VII. A Sudden Shock12,471 chars
  9. 9VIII. Explanation23,346 chars
  10. 10IX. The Morlocks11,783 chars
  11. 11X. When Night Came13,735 chars
  12. 12XI. The Palace of Green Porcelain13,649 chars
  13. 13XII. In the Darkness13,954 chars
  14. 14XIII. The Trap of the White Sphinx5,920 chars
  15. 15XIV. The Further Vision10,384 chars
  16. 16XV. The Time Traveller’s Return2,629 chars
  17. 17XVI. After the Story7,436 chars
  18. 18Epilogue1,528 chars