2 stories
A Victorian inventor travels 800,000 years into the future.
A Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller journeys to the year 802,701, where he discovers humanity has evolved into two distinct species: the childlike Eloi and the savage Morlocks. This groundbreaking work popularized the concept of time travel and coined the term "time machine." Wells crafts a haunting vision of the future that explores class divisions and social inequality, taking readers on an unforgettable adventure through time's darkest possibilities.
The original vampyr
Told through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles, the story follows solicitor Jonathan Harker's terrifying encounter with Count Dracula in Transylvania. When the vampire Count travels to England and begins preying on victims in Whitby, a small group led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing must hunt him down. This seminal work of Gothic fiction has become the centrepiece of vampire literature, profoundly shaping the popular conception of vampires for generations.