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Informationen zum Autor Herbert George Wells was an influential English writer, best known for his works in science fiction, though his prolific output spanned various genres, including history, social commentary, politics, and autobiography. Born on September 21, 1866, in Bromley, London, Wells attended the Normal School of Science in London, where he studied biology under Thomas Henry Huxley. Wells initially worked as a teacher and journalist before turning to writing full time. Over his career, he penned more than fifty novels, along with numerous short stories and non-fiction works. His early works, such as "The Time Machine," "The War of the Worlds," and "The Invisible Man," helped establish him as one of the pioneers of modern science fiction. He also explored themes of social justice, the possibilities of science and technology, and the complexities of human nature in works like "The History of Mr. Polly" and "The Shape of Things to Come." Throughout his life, Wells engaged in political and philosophical discourse, influenced by thinkers like Mark Twain and Plato. He died on August 13, 1946, in London, leaving behind a legacy that shaped the development of speculative fiction and continued to inspire future generations of writers and thinkers. Klappentext The Time Machine is one of the most enduring works of the English language. A hundred years after it was first published, the book continues to be studied. The 1895 London first edition is used as a basis for the exhaustive annotations and other critical apparatus of the world's foremost Wellsian scholar. The widely reprinted version of 1924 is also fully accounted for. For most students, one of the chief points of interest is what the novel signified to readers when it was first published and how it relates to Wells's later works. Accordingly, the annotations focus on these questions. The introduction gives in great depth the background of the work and its complex bibliographical history, and a synopsis of the literary conventions that Wells used. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. The Text 2. The Sphinx-Question 3. The Two Socialisms 4. Eloi and Morlocks 5. The Two Cultures The Time Machine: An Invention (1895) (Annotated text of the first London edition) AppendicesI. The Chronic Argonauts (1888) II. The Time Traveller's Story (March-June 1894) III. Excerpts from The Time Machine (Jan.-May 1895) IV. "Mammon," by Walker Glockenhammer (H.G. Wells) V. "The Fourth Dimension," by E.A. Hamilton-Gordon VI. Excerpts from "Evolution and Ethics," by T.H. Huxley VII. Robert W. Paul on The Time Machine and the History of Movies Bibliography Index ...
