The Time Machine: (Holt Text) - Paperback

by H. G. Wells (Author)

The Time Machine is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 and written as a frame narrative. Wells is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposely and selectively forwards or backwards in time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle. American Version ("Holt Text")

Author Biography

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was an English writer. He was prolificin many genres, including the novel, history, politics, social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war ga-mes. Wells is now best remembered for his science fictionnovels and is called a "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fictionworks 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