Wells, H. G.
The Time Machine (Alma Classics Evergreens)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781847496270
- author:
- Wells, H. G.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Alma Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 19.56 x 12.7 x 1.52 centimetres
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Science Fiction, General
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 2 working days
Description
The Time Machine Annotated Edition (Alma Classics Evergreens) In this groundbreaking science fiction novel, a Victorian scientist and inventor embarks on a journey through time, visiting a future world that is both fascinating and terrifying. His discovery of a decaying cityscape inhabited by the Eloi, a race of humanoids living in a state of gentle indolence, leads him to believe that they are the remnants of a once great civilization. However, his peaceful reverie is soon shattered by the discovery of the Morlocks, a dark and threatening underground world that challenges everything he thought he knew about society and class. As he navigates this fractured society, the scientist must confront the terrible secrets of this future world and find a way back to his own time. A biting critique of social equality and a pioneering work of science fiction, The Time Machine is a profound and thought-provoking novel that explores the consequences of human innovation and the dangers of unchecked progress.