The Time Machine
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The Time Machine is a pioneering 1895 science fiction novella by H. G. Wells that explores time travel, social evolution, and dystopian futures through the journey of an unnamed Time Traveller.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Time Machine (2002 film) | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
novella
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science fiction work ⓘ time travel fiction ⓘ |
| author | H. G. Wells GENERATED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Darwinian evolution
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class division GENERATED ⓘ dystopian future GENERATED ⓘ entropy and decay GENERATED ⓘ industrialization GENERATED ⓘ social evolution GENERATED ⓘ time travel GENERATED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
class stratification projected into the future
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fourth dimension as time GENERATED ⓘ future degeneration of humanity GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Eloi
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Morlocks GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | The New Review GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | serial GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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science fiction GENERATED ⓘ speculative fiction GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Time Machine (1960 film)
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The Time Machine (1978 television film) GENERATED ⓘ The Time Machine (2002 film) GENERATED ⓘ radio adaptations GENERATED ⓘ stage adaptations GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasDevice | time machine GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Time Traveller GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
critique of Victorian class system
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speculation on human destiny GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Eloi as symbol of decadent upper class
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Morlocks as symbol of exploited working class GENERATED ⓘ time machine as symbol of technological power GENERATED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later science fiction literature
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time travel genre GENERATED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novella GENERATED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
early science fiction
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scientific romance GENERATED ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | first-person narrator recounting Time Traveller’s story GENERATED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | frame narrative GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Time Machine GENERATED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1895 GENERATED ⓘ |
| publisher | Heinemann GENERATED ⓘ |
| setting |
Victorian England
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far future Earth GENERATED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Time Machine (2002 film)