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The Time Machine
The Time Machine - bk1211; Longman Group Ltd.; H.G. Wells; pocket_book; 1974
108 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1978
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Michael West
217 books5 followersAs a colonial educator in Bengal for a period of twenty years, Michael Philip West (1888–1973) developed many original insights into problems of teaching English ‘in difficult circumstances’ and—on this basis—became a prolific writer of textbooks for Longmans, Green during the late 1920s and 1930s.
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February 7, 2017
I wasn't expecting much, as I know this story from when it first came to me in the form of one of the first films I can remember seeing, when I was about 9 years old. So I admit, it was a bit of a nostalgic buy.
I also noticed only after buying this little book that this is a simplified version for people with a 2,300 word english vocabulary. There are some nonsensical explanations of words (laboratory: 'room in which a scientist works') at the beginning of the book, but those soon dwindle out and what you're left with is a story that is in essence still very strong and from about a quarter in I didn't even notice it was a simplified book I was reading anymore, as I was captivated again by the story. Quite a feat for a book originally written in 1895.
The story must have left an impression on me all those years ago (about 33, I'll have you know), as I can still remember the outline of the story and certain scenes from it. Naturally, the time travelling aspect itself and the theory behind it is a wildly outdated by now, but the events and implications of travelling to the year 802,701 (and 30 million) years into the future is still enormously fascinating.
I think I'd probably have given this four stars, had this been the original book.
I also noticed only after buying this little book that this is a simplified version for people with a 2,300 word english vocabulary. There are some nonsensical explanations of words (laboratory: 'room in which a scientist works') at the beginning of the book, but those soon dwindle out and what you're left with is a story that is in essence still very strong and from about a quarter in I didn't even notice it was a simplified book I was reading anymore, as I was captivated again by the story. Quite a feat for a book originally written in 1895.
The story must have left an impression on me all those years ago (about 33, I'll have you know), as I can still remember the outline of the story and certain scenes from it. Naturally, the time travelling aspect itself and the theory behind it is a wildly outdated by now, but the events and implications of travelling to the year 802,701 (and 30 million) years into the future is still enormously fascinating.
I think I'd probably have given this four stars, had this been the original book.
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