H.G. Wells was a prolific English writer, born in 1866, who is best known for his science fiction novels like "The Time Machine," "The War of the Worlds," and "The Invisible Man." 

He was also a social commentator, historian, and futurist, and his work had a profound impact on popular culture and the development of science fiction as a genre.

H.G. Wells

"The Time Machine" is a classic science fiction novella by H.G. Wells, published in 1895. It's considered one of the most influential works in the genre, popularizing the concept of time travel through a machine. 

The story follows an unnamed Time Traveller who builds a device that allows him to travel through time. He journeys 800,000 years into the future, finding a desolate landscape where humanity has evolved into two distinct species: the Eloi, a childlike and passive race living aboveground, and the Morlocks, subterranean humanoid creatures who prey on the Eloi.

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