The Time Machine
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The Time Machine is a pioneering 1895 science fiction novella by H. G. Wells that explores time travel, social evolution, and dystopian futures through the journey of an unnamed Time Traveller.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T147425 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Time Machine Context triple: [Herbert George Wells, notableWork, The Time Machine]
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Journeys in Space and Time
"Journeys in Space and Time" is a notable episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the nature of space-time, relativity, and the vast scales of the universe.
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B.
Le Jules Verne
Le Jules Verne is a renowned Michelin-starred gourmet restaurant located on the second level of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, offering fine French cuisine with panoramic city views.
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C.
The Chambered Nautilus
"The Chambered Nautilus" is a reflective 1858 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that uses the spiraled shell of a nautilus as an extended metaphor for spiritual growth and the soul’s continual ascent.
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D.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a satirical novel that transports a 19th-century American engineer back to King Arthur’s Britain, where he uses modern knowledge to challenge medieval society and romanticized chivalry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Time Machine Target entity description: The Time Machine is a pioneering 1895 science fiction novella by H. G. Wells that explores time travel, social evolution, and dystopian futures through the journey of an unnamed Time Traveller.
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A.
Journeys in Space and Time
"Journeys in Space and Time" is a notable episode of the science documentary series *Cosmos: A Personal Voyage* that explores the nature of space-time, relativity, and the vast scales of the universe.
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B.
Le Jules Verne
Le Jules Verne is a renowned Michelin-starred gourmet restaurant located on the second level of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, offering fine French cuisine with panoramic city views.
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C.
The Chambered Nautilus
"The Chambered Nautilus" is a reflective 1858 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that uses the spiraled shell of a nautilus as an extended metaphor for spiritual growth and the soul’s continual ascent.
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D.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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E.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a satirical novel that transports a 19th-century American engineer back to King Arthur’s Britain, where he uses modern knowledge to challenge medieval society and romanticized chivalry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novella
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science fiction work ⓘ time travel fiction ⓘ |
| author |
H. G. Wells
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linked to:
Herbert George Wells
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| centralTheme |
Darwinian evolution
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class division ⓘ dystopian future ⓘ entropy and decay ⓘ industrialization ⓘ social evolution ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
class stratification projected into the future
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fourth dimension as time ⓘ future degeneration of humanity ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Eloi
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Morlocks ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | The New Review ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | serial ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Time Machine (1960 film)
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The Time Machine (1978 television film) ⓘ The Time Machine (2002 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Time Machine (score)
radio adaptations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasDevice | time machine ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Time Traveller ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
critique of Victorian class system
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speculation on human destiny ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Eloi as symbol of decadent upper class
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Morlocks as symbol of exploited working class ⓘ time machine as symbol of technological power ⓘ |
| influenced |
later science fiction literature
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time travel genre ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novella ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
early science fiction
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scientific romance ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | first-person narrator recounting Time Traveller’s story ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | frame narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalTitle | The Time Machine ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1895 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Heinemann
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linked to:
Heinemann publishing group
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| setting |
Victorian England
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linked to:
Victorian era
far future Earth ⓘ |
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Subject: The Time Machine Description of subject: The Time Machine is a pioneering 1895 science fiction novella by H. G. Wells that explores time travel, social evolution, and dystopian futures through the journey of an unnamed Time Traveller.
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