Question

How is the main story presented in The Time Machine by H. G. Wells?

The narrator recounts the story, as told to him by the Time Traveller.
The Time Traveller tells his friends the stories told to him by the Eloi.
The narrator reads the journal written by the Time Traveller.
The Time Traveller's servant recounts his master's story.

Answer 1

In "The Time Machine", by H. G. Wells, the main story is presented as follows The narrator recounts the story, as told to him by the Time Traveller. The main story relates to the Time Traveller, an eminent scientist who has built a time machine to travel through time. The narrator is Mr. Hillyer, a guest in the Time Traveller's dinner party.

Answer 2

The correct answer is 'the narrator recounts the story, as told to him by the Time Traveller’. The protagonist, the Time Traveller, is never named by the novel. The narrator tells the story by recounting the Time Traveller’s weekly lectures.