The Time Machine: An Invention -- H. G. Wells

<p><em>"Nature never appeals to intelligence until habit and instinct are useless. There is no intelligence where there is no need of change."</em> &#8213; <strong>H. G. Wells, </strong><strong>The Time Machine</strong></p><p><em>"We should strive to welcome change and challenges, because they are what help us grow."</em> &#8213; <strong>H. G. Wells, </strong><strong>The Time Machine</strong></p><p><em>"Very simple was my explanation, and plausible enough---as most wrong theories are "</em> &#8213; <strong>H. G. Wells, </strong><strong>The Time Machine</strong></p><p><strong><em>The Time Machine</em></strong> is a fast-paced and fun read.</p><p><em>The Time Machine</em>, written in 1895 by the British author H.G. Wells, is a thought-provoking work of science fiction. The novella opens in the author's Victorian Britain, at a dinner party hosted by the central protagonist known as "the Time Traveller." Throughout the meal, the Time Traveller speaks to his guests about his theory that "time is simply a fourth dimension." He then reveals that he has built a time machine, which is able to transport a person to another Time. Through pulling a lever on his machine, this Victorian scientist then finds himself on an adventure of epic proportions: he arrives in A.D 802,701 and is almost immediately immersed in the drama between the Eloi people and Morlocks.</p><p>This work is most known for popularizing the concept of time travel, particularly when enabled by a vehicle. However, the n