A Victorian era scientist invents a time machine and travels through time.
review:
Ok, on this one I am super biased. I wrote an essay all about it, well actually about the use of science fiction in the Victorian Era's popular culture and how it shaped society, but this was one of the strongest examples I used. Written using Victorian Era language this work tells a compelling story with characters you will never forget. There is a reason that this is still on bookstore shelves over one hundred years after its initial publication, and that reason is that it is a wonderfully written, entertaining read. It is a big ideas told in relatable entertaining ways novel. I recommend it to anyone who is curious about where science fiction came from or is just really into either Victorian literature or Sci-Fi. (I also recommend all the movies, and even the cartoons that feature the story line and the Morlocks)
8/10
"Nature never appeals to intelligence until habit and instinct are useless. There is no intelligence where there is no need of change."
"We all have our time machines, don't we. Those that take us back are memories...And those that carry us forward, are dreams."
If you enjoyed this I recommend these classics:
Everything else by H G Wells (esp. the Invisible Man)
Everything by Jules Verne (esp. Journey to the Centre of the Earth)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Robert Louis Stevenson's writing that is still in print (and there is a lot of it out there)
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