The Time Machine HCR104fm Edition characters

Appears from the start

A wealthy, inventive English scientist who hosts a circle of acquaintances at his Richmond home. Impatient with conventional assumptions, he argues that time is a fourth dimension and claims that a machine can move through it.

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An unnamed member of the Time Traveller's dinner circle who records the extraordinary account. He is more willing than most of the guests to suspend disbelief, though he presents the story as testimony rather than proven fact.

Appears from the start

A skeptical, argumentative guest at the Time Traveller's first gathering. He challenges the host's theory and looks for ordinary explanations when a small model apparently vanishes.

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One of the Time Traveller's scientifically trained guests. He examines the demonstration model and participates in the group's effort to test the inventor's claims rationally.

Appears from the start

A physician among the regular dinner guests. His professional skepticism makes him reluctant to accept the Time Traveller's explanation for either the experiment or his host's later condition.

First appears in chapter 3

A newspaper editor invited to the later dinner. He treats the Time Traveller's arrival and account with the reflexive doubt of a man accustomed to implausible stories.

First appears in chapter 5

The graceful, childlike surface people whom the Time Traveller meets in the year 802,701. They live communally among large buildings and gardens, seem free from work or danger, and show little curiosity or persistence.

First appears in chapter 8

A small Eloi woman whom the Time Traveller saves from drowning while the others watch passively. She becomes attached to him and follows him during his investigations, responding with affection even though their limited languages prevent detailed conversation.

First appears in chapter 9

Pale, nocturnal humanoids who live below ground among machinery. Their light-sensitive eyes and furtive movements initially make them difficult to observe, and their relationship with the surface-dwelling Eloi is unclear.