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Classic Starts®: The Time Machine

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The Time Machine follows the Traveler, who invents a device to journey through time, leaving Victorian London and arriving far into the future. Initially a peaceful and prosperous world, it soon reveals hidden depths and unexpected truths beneath its surface.
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This abridged edition is ideal for young readers beginning to explore the imaginative realms of science fiction and time travel.

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Travel into the future in this abridged retelling of The Time Machine, part of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies!

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Travel into the future in this abridged retelling of The Time Machine, part of the bestselling Classic Starts series that has sold more than 8 million copies!

After inventing a time machine, the Traveller leaves Victorian London and goes far, far into the future. At first, the world he discovers seems peaceful and prosperous. But as he looks farther below the surface, he realises that things are not exactly as they first appeared...

This abridged retelling is the perfect way to introduce young readers to the imaginative world of science fiction and time travel.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454948391

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square Kids

Illustration: 10 b/w illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Karl Mountford
  • Edited by Chris Sasaki
  • Illustrated by Karl Mountford, J

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 271g

About the Author

H. G. Wells (18661946) was born Herbert George Wells in Kent, England. He published his first novel, The Time Machine, in 1895. Through books like The Invisible Man and War of the Worlds, he explored a wide range of social, philosophical, and political ideas and helped create the genre of science fiction.

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