#57 in Dystopian
The Time Machine
- 120
- Pages
- about 2 h
- Reading time
- Film 2002 +2
- On screen
- NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
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About the book
The Time Machine is an 1895 dystopian science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel intentionally and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or device.
On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen 3 times — from 1960 to 2002.
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 1,704 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 92% of the weight and the score stays at 7.6 — the Dystopian average of 7.7 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 129 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 1.6K | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Time Machine?
It has 120 pages — shorter than 99% of the ranked books in Dystopian.
In this book
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