The Time Machine

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The Time Machine

by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

EN·~3 hours·19 chapters

Chapters

19 total
1

The Time Machine - An Invention - by H. G. Wells

0:03
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CONTENTS

0:29
3

I. Introduction

10:09
4

II. The Machine

7:48
5

III. The Time Traveller Returns

11:32
6

IV. Time Travelling

12:07
7

V. In the Golden Age

9:42
8

VI. The Sunset of Mankind

13:04
9

VII. A Sudden Shock

12:59
10

VIII. Explanation

24:18

Description

A visionary scientist gathers his friends for a dinner that turns into a mind‑bending lecture on the nature of time. He argues that every object must extend in four dimensions—length, breadth, thickness, and duration—suggesting that the missing “fourth” is simply time itself. With that insight, he unveils a remarkable contraption designed to move beyond the ordinary flow of seconds.

When the machine finally whirs to life, the traveler is thrust far beyond his own era into a distant future where humanity has changed beyond recognition. He encounters a fragile, child‑like people living in sun‑lit gardens, while shadows hint at a darker, hidden society beneath the surface. The strange landscape forces him to reconsider what progress truly means and sets the stage for a deeper exploration of evolution, survival, and the fragile thread that binds past to future.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (179K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-10-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

1866–1946

A pioneering storyteller of science fiction, this English writer imagined time travel, alien invasion, and invisible men long before they became part of popular culture. His books mix big ideas with fast-moving plots, and they still feel strikingly modern.

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