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《时间机器》是世界科幻小说史上第一部以时间旅行为题材的作品。文中威尔斯以一种荒凉、哀伤的笔触给人们展示了一次震撼人心的时间旅行。书中描写的未来世界，人类正逐渐走向没落，曾经辉煌的科技、文化及固有的价值观、道德观全部土崩瓦解，由于长期的阶级分化，剥削阶级和被剥削阶级竟然进化成了两类截然不同的生物，相互之间不可理喻，充满仇杀。在这部小说里，作者用幻想和寓言的方式预示了劳动者和剥削者冲突加剧所可能造成的后果。故事情节引人人胜，充满惊险和悬疑

赫伯特•乔治•威尔斯，英国著名小说家，尤以科幻小说创作闻名于世，1895年出版《时间机器》一举成名。杨慧林教授，中国人民大学副校长，中国人民大学文学院教授，博士生导师。金莉教授，北京外国语大学副校长，全国政协委员，北京外国语大学英语学院教授，博士生导师。程朝翔博士，北京大学外语学院教授，博士生导师，致力于英国文学和英国戏剧研究

Chapter 1 The Strange Man’s Arrival·······································135Chapter 2 Mr. Teddy Henfrey’s First Impressions····················141Chapter 3 The Thousand and One Bottles·································147Chapter 4 Mr. Cuss Interviews the Stranger·····························153Chapter 5 The Burglary at the Vicarage····································160Chapter 6 The Furniture That Went Mad··································163Chapter 7 The Unveiling of the Stranger··································168Chapter 8 In Transit···································································177Chapter 9 Mr. Thomas Marvel··················································178Chapter 10 Mr. Marvel’s Visit to Iping·····································185Chapter 11 In the Coach and Horses·········································188Chapter 12 The Invisible Man Loses His Temper·····················192Chapter 13 Mr. Marvel Discusses His Resignation···················198Chapter 14 At Port Stowe··························································201Chapter 15 The Man Who Was Running···································207Chapter 16 In the “Jolly Cricketers”·········································209Chapter 17 Doctor Kemp’s Visitor············································214Chapter 18 The Invisible Man Sleeps·······································223Chapter 19 Certain First Principles···········································228Chapter 20 At the House In Great Portland Street····················234Chapter 21 In Oxford Street······················································244Chapter 22 In The Emporium····················································250Chapter 23 In Drury Lane·························································257Chapter 24 The Plan That Failed···············································267Chapter 25 The Hunting of the Invisible Man··························272Chapter 26 The Wicksteed Murder···········································275Chapter 27 The Seige of Kemp’s House···································280Chapter 28 The Hunter Hunted·················································290Chapter 29 The Epilogue···························································297