- Fiction, Twenty-first century, Technological innovations, Time travel
A troubled insomniac in 1890s England falls suddenly into a sleep-like trance, from which he does not awake for over two hundred years. During his centuries of slumber, however, investments are made that make him the richest and most powerful man on Earth.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and epic.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- First published
- 1899
- Pages
- 278
- Publisher
- Collins, Horse's Mouth, IndyPublish.com
- Editions
- 197
- Language
- Italian, German, French, epo
- ISBN
- 9798468575550
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Herbert George Wells was an English author, best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary.
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