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Time Machine, The

Time Machine, The

inventor travels into future; sees degeneration of life. [Br. Lit.: The Time Machine]

Time Machine, The

adventures of a man who travels through time. [Br. Lit.: Magill I, 986–988]
See: Journey

Time Machine, The

Englishman voyages through millions of years to mankind’s future. [Br. Lit.: Magill I, 980]
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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