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January 1, 2026CUSP: Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Cultures

Time Travel's Travels: Victorian Speculation in the Twentieth Century

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This analysis aims to investigate the relationship between Ford Madox Ford's works and time travel, particularly relating it to H. G. Wells.
Literary analysis of Ford's 1901 novel 'The Inheritors' and its connection to 'The Good Soldier'
Examination of the influence of H. G. Wells on Ford's narratives
Comparison of genre elements in modernist literature and science fiction
Identified Ford's borrowings from scientific romance as pivotal in understanding modernist themes.
Revealed a genealogy linking Wells's concept of time travel to Ford's narrative style.
Demonstrated that science fiction's elements are significant in analyzing modernist texts.

Implication

Analysis reveals time travel's influence on 20th-century literature, suggesting deeper literary connections.

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John Plotz (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69be36666e48c4981c67537d https://doi.org/10.1353/cusp.2026.a985475

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