The Time Machine - Paperback

by Ralph Ulysses (Editor), Hg Wells (Author)

Step into this amazing, adventurous tale the Time Traveler spins for his group of friends one night over drinks. From escaping the Morlocks to glimpsing Planet Earth's last days, the Time Traveler pulls us into a time-bending journey. Along the way, the story serves up heaping morsels of intellectual delights for thought. Praised as one of the first science fiction novels, The Time Machine blends fantasy, Darwinism and Marxist theory to build H.G. Well's vision of what goes wrong when capitalism plays favorites with Haves and Have-nots. Packed with early insights and honest observations, this classic will fuel dinner party debate.

Author Biography

H.G. Wells was an English novelist, historian and science commentator. Born Hebert George Wells (21 Septemeber 1966 - 13 August 1946), he was prolific in many genres. He would go on to author novels, textbooks, political and social commentary, rules for war games and history books. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is called a "father of science fiction." His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.