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The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells
About this Book
The Time Machine is an 1895 post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, generally credited with popularizing the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposefully and selectively forward or backward through time. The work is universally considered one of the seminal masterpieces of science fiction. The unnamed protagonist journeys into the year 802,701 AD, discovering a dystopian future divided between the gentle, peaceful Eloi and the monstrous subterranean Morlocks.