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EPISODE · Dec 16, 2025 · 30 MIN

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (1895)

from Classic Books in 30 Minutes: Western and World Literature for Busy People

In this episode, we journey through The Time Machine, H. G. Wells's 1895 sci-fi landmark that flings its curious inventor far into Earth's distant future, where utopia and nightmare walk hand in hand. We'll explore the Time Traveller's encounters with the gentle Eloi, the sinister Morlocks, and the unsettling vision of humanity's fate that made this novel a genre-defining classic. With its mix of adventure, social critique, and mind-bending imagination, The Time Machine still sparks wonder more than a century later. Hop in—we're heading to the year 802,701.

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