Wells's first novel is one of his best: it has lived on in the imagination of the Twentieth Century, breeding all sorts of children - some rather gainly like Jack Finney's delightful "Time and Again", some less so. This beautifully written novella blends Darwinian speculation and Marxist nightmare with a page-turning narrative of high adventure - still fresh and vivid after 110 years. It ends on a note of poignancy and optimism that seeks to balance the horror and despair that has come before, and leaves you in the quiet hush that follows a tale well told.
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