[Pocket Edition] World Literature Masterpieces Library - The Time Machine and The Invisible Man (Pocket Edition)

Author: Wells
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: The Time Machine is one of the earliest successful science fiction works by the British science fiction master Wells, and also one of his most renowned science fiction works. In this book, the concept of "time travel" was first proposed. Through the adventures of a scientist who loves adventure in the year 802,701, the book presents a tragic picture of a cannibalistic future society, making it a great work that combines "19th-century class struggle and human evolution" and an thrilling, thought-provoking warning. The Invisible Man is one of Wells' most widely read and beloved works, a novel that describes invisibility achieved through science rather than magic. Through the story of a scientist who is obsessed with invisibility and attempts to use science to impose "terror rule" over humanity, the book first raises the issue of the potential negative consequences of scientific inventions, warning people to use science cautiously. Wells was a famous British science fiction writer in the early 20th century, known as the "Father of Science Fiction," the "Shakespeare of Science Fiction," and "Britain's Jules Verne." His science fiction works carry the significance of "warning" disasters, and some of the war scenes depicted in them became a reality in later world wars. Many of his works have been adapted into films multiple times. One of his classic works depicting alien invasions of Earth, The War of the Worlds, was adapted into a radio drama and broadcast on American radio, causing social chaos.