Classic Starts®: The Time Machine

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H. G. Wells, abridged by Chris Sasaki, illustrated by Karl James Mountford
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Age range 7 to 9

Travel into the future in this abridged retelling of The Time Machine, part of the bestselling Classic Starts® series that has sold more than 8 million copies!
After inventing a time machine, the Traveler leaves Victorian London and goes far, far into the future. At first, the world he discovers seems peaceful and prosperous. But as he looks farther below the surface, he realizes that things are not exactly as they first appeared. . . .

This abridged retelling is the perfect way to introduce young readers to the imaginative world of science fiction and time travel.

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Contributor Bio

H. G. Wells (1866–1946) was born Herbert George Wells in Kent, England. He published his first novel, The Time Machine, in 1895. Through books like The Invisible Man and War of the Worlds, he explored a wide range of social, philosophical, and political ideas and helped create the genre of science fiction.

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