{"product_id":"the-time-machine-h-g-wells-9781480152991","title":"The Time Machine","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"You damned fools, I told you so...\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That was what \u003cb\u003eH.G. Wells\u003c\/b\u003e, a Darwinian biologist, wanted written on his tombstone when he died. It is also one thing worth keeping in mind when reading \u003cb\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/b\u003e, the first classic science fiction novel to explore the concept of \u003cb\u003eTime Travel\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The story, about a scientist traveling into the future, finds humanity divided into two species with the working poor living underground and feeding on the, previously rich, overground creatures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The message simple and clear, if social justice is not served, \u003cb\u003eeat the rich\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wells had considered the notion of time travel in an earlier short story titled \"\u003cb\u003eThe Chronic Argonauts\u003c\/b\u003e\", included in this slightly revised edition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam Heinemann\u003c\/b\u003e, a British publisher, asked \u003cb\u003eWells\u003c\/b\u003e if he could develop it into a novel on the same theme. Wells agreed and was paid  100, equal to about $15,000 in today's money, on its publication by Heinemann, in 1895. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A single copy of the first \u003cb\u003eHeinemann Edition\u003c\/b\u003e, in good condition, is currently worth \u003cb\u003e$50,000\u003c\/b\u003e, so check your attic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. G. Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480152994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480152991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"H. G. Wells","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48995784491263,"sku":"9781480152991","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-time-machine-h-g-wells-9781480152991","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}