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Tag: The Time Machine

The Time Machine, HG Wells (1895)

On March 10, 2016December 12, 2025 By LaurieIn English LIteratureLeave a comment

It is a law of nature we overlook, that intellectual versatility is the compensation for change….There is no intelligence where there is no change and no need of change. The Time Machine is one of H.G. Wells’s earliest works and as the title suggests a story about time travel. We are introduced to the Time …

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