In The Time Machine, H.G. Wells pioneers the genre of science fiction with a visionary tale of adventure across the ages. When a curious inventor builds a device that can travel through time, he is thrust into a distant future where humanity has evolved into two strange and divided species: the gentle Eloi and the lurking Morlocks. As he unravels the secrets of this future world, he confronts the fate of civilization itself. Bold, imaginative, and unsettling, this timeless novel challenges our ideas of progress, technology, and human nature.