H.G Wells - The Time Machine
Writer - H.G. Wells
When the books was written - 1895 - Boer War, poverty and first flying machine made
Brief summary - A man known as 'The Time Traveller' claims he can travel in time to his friends at dinner, no one believes him other than the narrator. 'The Time Traveller' is late for dinner one day so explains a story to his friends of where he travelled to the future, which is what the majority of the book consists of.
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