The Time Machine (1895)
| Author | Herbert Wells |
|---|---|
| Year | 1895 |
| Genre | Science fiction |
Until 1895, people traveled to the future in dreams or in a state of lethargy. Wells invented a device — and with that single move, he created a genre: time travel became a technique, and thus a subject of discussion rather than mysticism. The inventor tells his dinner guests how he went forward in time and discovered humanity split into two species: some live above in eternal celebration and know nothing, while others live below, amidst the noise of machines. The Victorian reader recognized in this picture their own city, divided into quarters, and Wells did not hide the hint. The hero goes even further, and the book transforms from social satire into a cold cosmic elegy — these final pages still make an impression today. A short story that encompasses both a pamphlet, an adventure, and a premonition of the end of everything.
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