时间机器与隐身人（英文朗读版）

　　《时间机器》是令威尔斯声誉鹊起的处女作，也是其杰出代表作之一。通过《时间机器》，威尔斯表达了对人类处境的关怀，拨动了亿万颗不安的心灵。人类自诞生之日起就感叹生命的短暂，然而威尔斯竟设想出一架能自由穿梭于时空中的机器，而且从理论到实践均构思得天衣无缝，只要人类还为时空的局限所困，《时间机器》的魅力将永不消减。　1897年发表的《隐身人》亦是威尔斯流传深远、广受欢迎的作品。《隐身人》将视角转向了科学技术本身，向读者展现了科技无限发展后潜在的负面效应。威尔斯警示人们科学是把双刃剑，既可造福人类，又能招致灭顶之灾，在物欲横流的社会，科学发明一旦落入自私者之手，后果将不堪设想。Immensely popular during his lifetime， H. G. Wells， along with Jules Verne， is credited with inventing science fiction. This new volume offers two of Wells's best-loved and most critically acclaimed "scientific romances."　The Time Machine， H. G. Wells's first novel， is a tale of Darwinian evolution taken to its extreme. Its hero， a young scientist， travels 800，000 years into the future and discovers a dying earth populated by two strange humanoid species： the brutal Morlocks and the gentle but nearly helpless Eloi. The Time Machine has been adapted into three feature films of the same name， as well as two television versions， and a large number of comic book adaptations. It has also indirectly inspired many more works of fiction in many media productions.　The Invisible Man mixes chilling terror， suspense， and acute psychological understanding into a tale of an equally adventurous scientist who discovers the formula for invisibility-a secret that drives him mad. The Invisible Man has been adapted into films and TV series， stage play and audio drama.

　　H.G.威尔斯（H.G.Wells）（1866-1946），英国著名小说家，新闻记者、政治家、社会学家和历史学家。他创作的科幻小说对该领域影响深远，如"时间旅行"、"外星人入侵"、"反乌托邦"等都是20世纪科幻小说中的主流话题。　1895年出版《时间机器》一举成名，随后又发表了《莫洛博士岛》、《隐身人》、《星际战争》等多部科幻小说。他还是一位社会改革家和预言家，曾是费边社的重要成员，会晤过罗斯福和斯大林，撰写了《基普斯》、《托诺－邦盖》、《预测》、《世界史纲》等大量关注现实，思考未来的作品。　威尔斯一生创作了一百多部作品，内容涉及科学、文学、历史、社会及政治等各个领域，是现代多产的作家之一。

BOOK I  THE TIME MACHINE

Chapter 1  INTRODUCTION /3

Chapter 2  THE MACHINE /10

Chapter 3  THE TIME TRAVELLER RETURNS /15

Chapter 4  TIME TRAVELLING /22

Chapter 5  IN THE GOLDEN AGE /29

Chapter 6  THE SUNSET OF MANKIND /35

Chapter 7  A SUDDEN SHOCK /43

Chapter 8  EXPLANATION /51

Chapter 9  THE MORLOCKS /65

Chapter 10  WHEN NIGHT CAME /72

Chapter 11  THE PALACE OF GREEN PORCELAIN /80

Chapter 12  IN THE DARKNESS /88

Chapter 13  THE TRAP OF THE WHITE SPHINX /97

Chapter 14  THE FURTHER VISION /101

Chapter 15  THE TIME TRAVELLER'S RETURN /107

Chapter 16  AFTER THE STORY /109

EPILOGUE /114

BOOK II  THE INVISIBLE MAN

Chapter 1  THE STRANGE MAN'S ARRIVAL /117

Chapter 2  MR. TEDDY HENFREY'S FIRST IMPRESSIONS /124

Chapter 3  THE THOUSAND AND ONE BOTTLES /130

Chapter 4  MR. CUSS INTERVIEWS THE STRANGER /136

Chapter 5  THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE /144

Chapter 6  THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD /147

Chapter 7  THE UNVEILING OF THE STRANGER /152

Chapter 8  IN TRANSIT /162

Chapter 9  MR. THOMAS MARVEL /163

Chapter 10  MR. MARVEL'S VISIT TO IPING /170

Chapter 11  IN THE "COACH AND HORSES" /174

Chapter 12  THE INVISIBLE MAN LOSES HIS TEMPER /178

Chapter 13  MR. MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION /185

Chapter 14  AT PORT STOWE /188

Chapter 15  THE MAN WHO WAS RUNNING /195

Chapter 16  IN THE "JOLLY CRICKETERS" /198

Chapter 17  DR. KEMP'S VISITOR /203

Chapter 18  THE INVISIBLE MAN SLEEPS /213

Chapter 19  CERTAIN FIRST PRINCIPLES /218

Chapter 20  AT THE HOUSE IN GREAT PORTLAND STREET /225

Chapter 21  IN OXFORD STREET /237

Chapter 22  IN THE EMPORIUM /243

Chapter 23  IN DRURY LANE /250

Chapter 24  THE PLAN THAT FAILED /261

Chapter 25  THE HUNTING OF THE INVISIBLE MAN /266

Chapter 26  THE WICKSTEED MURDER /269

Chapter 27  THE SIEGE OF KEMP'S HOUSE /275

Chapter 28  THE HUNTER HUNTED /286

THE EPILOGUE /294