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The Time Machine

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The Time Machine

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About this edition

Perfect for:

  • Mature readers grades 7–8 who enjoy deeper themes, moral complexity, and thoughtful discussion (see our reading guide for more).
  • Homeschool literature study
  • Read-aloud family time, independent reading, or unit studies on survival, nature, and character growth

 

Set across time and distant futures, H. G. Wells’s The Time Machine follows the Time Traveler as he journeys far beyond the present to discover what humanity may become.

Our Classic Books for All edition is carefully abridged to preserve the suspense, imagination, and core themes of curiosity, responsibility, and consequence while making the language accessible for young readers. Full-color illustrations support comprehension and keep students engaged from chapter to chapter.

Want to know if this book is right for your child? Find out more here.

 

Our abridged edition features:

  • Abridged for clarity while preserving H. G. Wells’s original storyline and core themes
  • Engaging, full-color illustrations to support comprehension and recall
  • Age-appropriate vocabulary and smooth chapter flow for independent reading
  • Perfect for homeschool literature study, read-alouds, or book clubs

The streamlined text keeps the story and major themes intact—curiosity, imagination, responsibility, and consequence—while making the language approachable for homeschool families and classroom readers.

Give young adventurers a classic they’ll remember long after the last page.

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These companion resources help families and teachers get even more value from this classic.

 

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The Time Machine

In this abridged classic, a young scientist creates a device with which he travels 800,000 years into the future. The world seems familiar and even peaceful in many ways, but he senses that things are not exactly as they seem. As he explores, his time machine mysteriously disappears, and he is stranded in this strange future world.

He discovers that humanity has evolved into two different species, the gentle Eloi and the vicious Morlocks. The Eloi, who live off a diet of fruit and engage in daytime play, befriend the scientist.

But something is very wrong in this strange future world….

Part of our Mystery & Discovery Collection.

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