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Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Time Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the novel as well as analysis of the themes and characters. Helpful quizzes and discussion questions are also provided.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: H(erbert) G(eorge) Wells

For Students 9th - 10th
"This profile of the English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian, whose science fiction stories such as The Time Machine (1895) have been filmed many times also includes a bibliography of selected works."
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Fin De Siecle

For Students 9th - 10th
Read articles that address the following questions about the end of the 19th-century literature: What are the key tropes of late 19th-century literature? How did writers respond to the desires and anxieties of the time? How did...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Visions

For Students 9th - 10th
From eccentric inventions to fears of invasion; from social degeneration to visions of the apocalypse - these articles research literary depictions of the future and how they reflect contemporary fears of social, technological, and...