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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9780141439976
ISBN: 0141439971
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: May 31, 2005
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Release Date: May 31, 2005
Studio: Penguin Classics
Features:- ISBN13: 9780141439976
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Product Description:
When a Victorian scientist propels himself into the year a.d. 802,701, he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment, and peace. Entranced at first by the Eloi, an elfin species descended from man, he soon realizes that these beautiful people are simply remnants of a once-great culturenow weak and childishly afraid of the dark. They have every reason to be afraid: in deep tunnels beneath their paradise lurks another race descended from humanitythe sinister Morlocks. And when the scientists time machine vanishes, it becomes clear he must search these tunnels if he is ever to return to his own era.
-Includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on Wells, a list of further reading, and detailed notes -Marina Warners introduction considers Wellss development of the "scientific romance" and places the novel in the context of its time
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There's not much I can say here that the other reviewers have already said. If you've seen the new movie (with the freaky genius Morlocks) this book will surprise you. I actually read this book years ago, before I ever saw the movie. The book might feel somewhat bland if you've seen any of the Time Machine movies (or compared to modern-day sci-fi books), but it stands out on its own as a creative novel at a time before science-fiction was a recognized genre.
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I love this bok. Read it in a few days. It's easy to see why this is considered a science fiction classic. I just bought a load of H.G. Wells books as a result.
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With a Kindle in one's hands, downloading and reading many older books that are no longer in copyright is both free and simple. Having thus come into possession of H.G. Wells' The Time Machine the other day by way of experimenting with the Kindle, I found myself reading it at once, and so, almost without meaning to begin it, I've finished. In the book, first published in 1895, an unidentified narrator relates what he and others were told by the so-called Time Traveller, at whose house they were accustomed ... Read More
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I attempted to read one more "classic" story - H.G. Wells' The Time Machine.
The way people wrote stories back in the day is very different than what I'm used to. For the books I read, I don't know all the answers until the final twist.
For books that fall under the genre, "Classic" (i.e. Jekyll & Hyde, Invisible Man, etc...) you already know how things turn out.
Take this book for example. The Time Traveler invites his audience to his flat for dinner. As they are waiting ... Read More
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I thought this was a mostly good book,but some parts were a little creepy. Also some words were a little too big (but hey, more dictionary practice!).On the plus side, the plot is interesting, and it is a definitely a book i d recommend. It seemed to me like it was a cross between mystery and science fiction. For younger kids, I'd advise a retold version because of some of the big words and creepy parts. Overall, I'd say this is a good book to read.
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