The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells
130 pages~2 hrs
“The future is a landscape more terrifying—and more beautiful—than you ever imagined.”
Venture into the unknown with a Victorian inventor as he leaps 800,000 years into the future to discover the chilling fate of humanity. This foundational masterpiece explores a world of idyllic beauty and lurking darkness that will forever change how you see the passage of time.
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