We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Published in 1895, Wells paints a vision of the distant future in his first novel. Considered to be one of science fiction’s most important authors, Wells contributed to the genre with many notable works: “The Island of Doctor Moreau”, “The Invisible Man”, and “The War of the Worlds”.  In his non-fiction futurologist works, Wells predicted the advent of airplanes, space travel and even Wikipedia – although he called it “Permanent World Encyclopaedia”. The term itself “Time Machine” was coined by Wells and is now universally used to refer to any such vehicle.   To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus. — read by 'M' —  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices