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The Time Machine

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The Time Machine

1895 Completed
by H. G. Wells
Science Fiction

A Victorian inventor travels more than eight hundred thousand years into the future and finds humanity divided into the gentle Eloi and the subterranean Morlocks. His journey grows steadily darker as he realizes the far future holds terror, not utopia.

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Estimated total: 2 hr 25 min Time left: 2 hr 25 min
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Chapters 17
Words 32,600
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Updated Jan 1
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A Victorian inventor travels more than eight hundred thousand years into the future and finds humanity divided into the gentle Eloi and the subterranean Morlocks. His journey grows steadily darker as he realizes the far future holds terror, not utopia.

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17 Chapters
32,600 Words
1,918 Avg words / chapter
Jan 1 Updated

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1 I. — Introduction January 1, 1895 8 min read Unread 0 ›
2 II. — The Machine January 1, 1895 7 min read Unread 0 ›
3 III. — The Time Traveller Returns January 1, 1895 10 min read Unread 0 ›
4 IV. — Time Travelling January 1, 1895 10 min read Unread 0 ›
5 V. — In the Golden Age January 1, 1895 8 min read Unread 0 ›
6 VI. — The Sunset of Mankind January 1, 1895 10 min read Unread 0 ›
7 VII. — A Sudden Shock January 1, 1895 11 min read Unread 0 ›
8 VIII. — Explanation January 1, 1895 19 min read Unread 0 ›
9 IX. — The Morlocks January 1, 1895 10 min read Unread 0 ›
10 X. — When Night Came January 1, 1895 12 min read Unread 0 ›
11 XI. — The Palace of Green Porcelain January 1, 1895 12 min read Unread 0 ›
12 XII. — In the Darkness January 1, 1895 12 min read Unread 0 ›
13 XIII. — The Trap of the White Sphinx January 1, 1895 5 min read Unread 0 ›
14 XIV. — The Further Vision January 1, 1895 9 min read Unread 0 ›
15 XV. — The Time Traveller’s Return January 1, 1895 3 min read Unread 0 ›
16 XVI. — After the Story January 1, 1895 7 min read Unread 0 ›
17 Epilogue January 1, 1895 2 min read Unread 0 ›

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