https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/h-g-wells/the-time-machine

Here is some classic science fiction. Again, this version is in the public domain and free to download and own. Check your local laws to verify. Enjoy!

“The Time Machine is the novel that gave us the concept of—and even the word for—a “time machine.” While it’s not Wells’ first story involving time travel, it is the one that most fully fleshes out the concept of a device that can send a person backwards and forwards in time with complete precision. Time machines have since become a staple of the science fiction and fantasy genres, making The Time Machine one of the most deeply influential science fiction novels of the era.”

  • OpticalMooseEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I own this on paperback, but haven’t read it yet. I’ve read The Time Ships(Stephen Baxter’s sequel) twice, but still haven’t gotten around to the OG. Shame on me.

    • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I had mixed emotions when I read Time Ships last year. Here’s what I wrote in my notes:

      Authorized sequel to “The Time Machine," by H.G. Wells. It’s strange, in a way, because I of course read Wells’ work in the modern era, though it was written in 1914. Part of the charm was reading his notions of time and his commentary on class divides from this time a hundred years later, when the author has no knowledge of what happened in the intervening century. Baxter’s sequel is written from this modern era, but from the perspective of the same protagonist. Many of the advances in the sciences are captured, but it feels oddly artificial to have them observed by our early 1900s hero. Still, it’s a very ambitious book, with a very broad scope, and much more commentary on the nature of man. Well worth reading.

      Wells’ original is for sure worth reading. The prose is similar, of course.

    • fujiwood@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 days ago

      That’s okay, I have a lot of books that are I queue as well. I think most people who aspire to read probably do. :)