A Scientific RomanceAnchor, 1997 - 352 pages It is 1999, in London, David Lambert, jilted lover and reluctant museum curator, is about to discover the startling news of the return of H.G. Wells' time machine to London. Motivated by a host of unanswered questions and innate curiosity, he propels himself deep into the next millennium. |
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