The Time Machine H. G. Wells 9780460882255 [USED COPY]

Late in the nineteenth century, a Victorian scientist shows his disbelieving dinner guests a device he claims is a Time Machine. Respectable London scarcely has the imagination to cope with him. A week later they reconvene to find him ragged, exhausted and garrulous. The tale he tells is of the year 802,701, of life as it is lived exactly on the same spot, in what once had been London. Wells's tale of the Victorian future is more than a fantastical yarn - it raises chilling questions about progress, social order, so-called civilisation and the ultimate fate of the world.

To be a major DreamWorks movie release on 29th March 2002 Starring Jeremy Irons, Guy Pearce and singer Samantha Mumba The only edition available - Everyman holds exclusive rights to The Time Machine Director is Simon Wells, great grandson of H.G. Wells Tie-in edition includes a new Foreword by Simon Wells.

About the Author
HG Wells was born in Bromley, Kent in 1866. After working as a draper's apprentice and pupil-teacher, he won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in 1884, studying under T H Huxley. He was awarded a first-class honours degree in biology and resumed teaching but had to retire after a kick from an ill-natured pupil afflicted his kidneys. He worked in poverty in London as a crammer while experimenting in journalism and stories. It was with The Time Machine (1895) that he had his real breakthrough.


Book Information
ISBN 9780460882255
Author H. G. Wells
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Weight(grams) 107g
Dimensions(mm) 178mm * 112mm * 10mm