When an English Scientist, known only as the Time Traveller, invents a machine that can travel through time, the most logical outcome would be to test such a machine. After a trial run that saw him travel three hours into the future, the Time Traveller pushes further into the future to year 802,701, where he meets a mellow race of humans called the Eloi. Soon he discovers that the Eloi are not the only human race left on earth...

Title: The Time Machine Author: H.G. Wells Description: H.G. Wells' timeless classic, "The Time Machine," takes readers on a mesmerizing journey through the realms of science fiction and the boundless possibilities of time travel. First published in 1895, this novella is a pioneering work that not only introduced the concept of time travel to the world but also delved deep into the socio-political and philosophical implications of this extraordinary idea. The story follows the adventures of an unnamed protagonist, often referred to as the Time Traveler, who invents a remarkable device that allows him to transcend the limits of time and space. As he explores the far-future landscape of Earth, he encounters two distinct and strikingly contrasting civilizations: the childlike and gentle Eloi and the subterranean, fearsome Morlocks. Through his experiences in these future worlds, the Time Traveler grapples with questions of evolution, societal decay, and the ultimate fate of humanity. Wells' narrative is a thought-provoking meditation on the nature of time and the consequences of technological advancement. His vivid and imaginative storytelling offers readers a gripping adventure while also challenging them to contemplate the potential consequences of unchecked progress. "The Time Machine" is a timeless masterpiece that continues to captivate readers with its timeless exploration of the human condition, the paradoxes of time, and the enduring power of speculative fiction. Wells' work remains an essential and influential piece of science fiction literature, inviting readers to venture into the unknown and contemplate the mysteries of time itself.

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a Victorian scientist propels himself into the year a.d. 802,701, he is initially delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty, contentment, and peace.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 culture—now 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 humanity—the sinister Morlocks. And when the scientist’s time machine vanishes, it becomes clear he must search these tunnels if he is ever to return to his own era.

The Time Machine is one of the most influential science fiction novels of all time. It is an adventure story documenting the Time Traveller’s travel into the future by a machine constructed by him. Once there, he discovered that society, as he knows it, has fallen into ruins. All that is left are remnants of crumbling buildings and overgrown vegetation. He comes in contact with two species instead of modern humans. Much of the novel concerns the Time Traveller’s horrifying discovery of this divided world. It gradually becomes apparent that the novel is more than an adventure story; it is also a parable about the ultimate kind of society stratified by class, by those who have and those who do not. The book is a work of great imagination that can be read and appreciated by fans of both Science Fiction and Non-Science Fiction.

THE ORIGINAL AND CLASSIC STORY TOLD BY H.G. WELLS FIST PUBLISHED IN 1895 " The Time Traveller had finally finished work on his time machine, and it rocketed him into the future. When the machine stops, in the year 802,701 AD, he finds himself in a paradisiacal world of small humanoid creatures... " - H.G. WELLS THE TIME MACHINE 1895 " A Timeless Masterpiece "

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells is a science fiction classic, which lends itself well to visualization. This version, illustrated by Yoann Laurent-Rouault, an illustrator master who graduated from the Beaux-Arts, and published in the international literary collection Memoria Books, is a reference on the time travel theme. Wells transports us in the year 802 701, in a society made up of the “Elois”, who live peacefully in a kind of big Garden of Eden, eating fruits and sleeping high up, while underground lives another species, also descending from men, the “Morlocks”, who do not stand the light anymore, living in the dark for too long now. At night, they return to the surface, going back up by the wells, in order to kidnap some Elois that they eat ; these last became livestock unknowingly. In The Time Machine, made into a movie several times, the last of them in 2002 by Simon Wells, the great-grandson of H. G. Wells, time is both a pretext to move the class struggle and warn... and also, in a way, a full character, who fascinates, arbitrates, transcends... The illustrations come to reinforce the time travel and provide a new experience to the reader.

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