In the following essay, Hollinger explores aspects of time travel in literature, contending that The Time Machine achieves an ironic deconstruction of Victorian scientific positivism.

In the following essay, Sommerville traces the complex chronological structure of The Time Machine, asserting that the accepted chronology of the novella “is erroneous and that the true chronology reveals a hidden series of events.”

In the following essay, Sommerville traces the complex chronological structure of The Time Machine, asserting that the accepted chronology of the novella “is erroneous and that the true chronology reveals a hidden series of events.”

In the following essay, Hume investigates the function of oral fantasies and imagery in The Time Machine.

In the following essay, Huntington perceives Wells's view of life in the future found in The Time Machine as a simplification of issues relevant at the time of the novella's publication.

In the following essay, Hennelly relates Wells's scientific writings to his The Time Machine and explores different aspects of the novella, particularly the roles of the Narrator and Time Traveller.

In the following essay, originally published in 1960, Bergonzi underscores the mythical qualities of The Time Machine and outlines the major thematic concerns of the novella.

In the following essay, Parrinder views William Morris's News from Nowhere and Wells's The Time Machine as “symptoms of cultural upheaval,” particularly the end of classical realism at the end of the nineteenth century.

In the following essay, Scafella detects certain parallels between The Time Machine and the fable of Oedipus and the Sphinx.

In the following essay, Cody judges the influence of The Time Machine on William Faulkner's 1950 Nobel Prize speech.

In the following essay, Parrinder explores the significance of time travel in Wells's fiction, particularly The Time Machine.

In the following essay, Begiebing discusses the Time Traveller as the archetype of the mythic hero.

In the following essay, Willis contends that Thomas Edison could be the inspiration for the character of the Time Traveler in The Time Machine.

In the following essay, Lake considers Wells's use of imagery in The Time Machine.

In the following essay, Philmus analyzes Wells's own observations on The Time Machine and provides a stylistic examination of the novella.

In the following essay, Parrington provides a sociopolitical interpretation of The Time Machine.

In the following essay, Derry investigates possible contemporary literary influences on Wells's novella The Time Machine, including works by Edward Bellamy, William Morris, and E. G. E. Bulwer-Lytton's The Coming Race.

In the following essay, Eisenstein traces Wells's formulation of the Morlocks and their underground environs in The Time Machine to his childhood home, Atlas House.

In the following essay, Hollin discusses The Time Machine as an ecotopian novel.

In the following essay, originally delivered as a speech in 1976, Niederland considers the influence of Wells's childhood and personal experiences on The Time Machine.

In the following essay, Eisenstein investigates the cycle of evolution as illustrated in The Time Machine.

In the following essay, originally published in French in 1971, Vernier describes the variations of The Time Machine and discusses its universal appeal at the time of its publication.