The Time Machine
The Penguin English Library (Related to this series)
- Author H. G. Wells
- Narrator Brian Cox
- Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date 31 May 2012
- Run Time 3 hours and 34 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Adventure fiction, Classic fiction, Classic science fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Novella (Short Novel), Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic, Science fiction: time travel.
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Penguin Classics presents H. G. Wells' The Time Machine, adapted for audio and now available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actor Brian Cox.
'Great shapes like big machines rose out of the dimness, and cast grotesque black shadows, in which dim spectral Morlocks sheltered from the glare'
Chilling, prophetic and hugely influential, The Time Machine sees a Victorian scientist propel himself into the year 802,701 AD, where he is delighted to find that suffering has been replaced by beauty and contentment in the form of the Eloi, an elfin species descended from man. But he soon realises that they are simply remnants of a once-great culture - now weak and living in terror of the sinister Morlocks lurking in the deep tunnels, who threaten his very return home.
H. G. Wells defined much of modern science fiction with this 1895 tale of time travel, which questions humanity, society, and our place on Earth.
Part of a series of vintage recordings taken from the Penguin Archives. Affordable, collectable, quality productions - perfect for on-the-go listening.
| Author | H. G. Wells |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Brian Cox |
| Series | The Penguin English Library |
| Duration | 3 hours and 34 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780718198398 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Genre | Adventure fiction, Classic fiction, Classic science fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction, Novella (Short Novel), Science fiction: apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic, Science fiction: time travel |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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