The Time Machine (Alma Classics Evergreens): Annotated Edition (Alma Classics Evergreens) - Softcover

H.G. Wells

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184749627X ISBN 13: 9781847496270

Publisher: Alma Classics, 2017

Synopsis

A Victorian scientist and inventor creates a machine for propelling himself through time, and voyages to the year AD 802701, where he discovers a race of humanoids called the Eloi. Their gently indolent way of life, set in a decaying cityscape, leads thescientist to believe that they are the remnants of a once great civilization. He is forced to revise this assessment when he comes across the cave dwellings of threatening apelike creatures known as Morlocks, whose dark underground world he must explore to discover the terrible secrets of this fractured society, and the means of getting back to his own time.A biting critique of class and social equality as well as an innovative and much imitated piece of science fiction which introduced the idea of time travel into the popular consciousness, The Time Machine is a profound and extraordinarily prescient novel.

If you enjoyed the Time Machine, you might like The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The Island of Dr Moreau, all published under the Alma Classics H.G. Wells collection.

ABOUT THE SERIES: Alma Evergreens is a series of popular classics. All the titles in the series are provided with an extensive critical apparatus, extra reading material including a section of photographs and notes. The texts are based on the most authoritative edition (or collated from the most authoritative editions or manuscripts) and edited using a fresh, intelligent editorial approach. With an emphasis on the production, editorial and typographical values of a book, Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading the classics.

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About the Author

Widely considered to be the father of science fi ction, Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), or H.G. Wells as he is better known, was an innovative and prolifi c writer across many genres. His most famous works - such as The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds - are considered modern classics.

From the Back Cover

A Victorian scientist and inventor creates a machine for propelling himself through time, and voyages to the year AD 802701, where he discovers a race of humanoids called the Eloi. Their gently indolent way of life, set in a decaying cityscape, leads thescientist to believe that they are the remnants of a once great civilization. He is forced to revise this assessment when he comes across the cave dwellings of threatening apelike creatures known as Morlocks, whose dark underground world he must explore to discover the terrible secrets of this fractured society, and the means of getting back to his own time. A biting critique of class and social equality as well as an innovative and much imitated piece of science fiction which introduced the idea of time travel into the popular consciousness, The Time Machine is a profound and extraordinarily prescient novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alma Classics
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184749627X
• ISBN 13: 9781847496270
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160