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From: Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: (ReacTor) Five SFF Works Featuring Nameless Protagonists
Date: Sun, 25 May 2025 13:47:42 +0100
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On 07/07/2024 15:14, Michael F. Stemper wrote:
> On 06/07/2024 15.54, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> On 7/6/2024 1:54 AM, The Horny Goat wrote:
>>> On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:34:40 -0400, Tony Nance <tnusenet17@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Two more that I think fit come from two different Wells:
>>>> - I don't think the protagonist of Wells' The War of the Worlds has 
>>>> a name.
>>>> - I don't think Wells' Murderbot has acquired a name yet (besides
>>>> "Murderbot")- at least not one they accept.
>>>
>>> Speaking of HG Wells, the protagonist of The Time Machine (which I
>>> decided after all these years I should finally read it - and completed
>>> it this morning) definitely doesn't.
>>
>> The Time Machine's Protagonist's name is H. G. Wells.  The Time Traveler.
> 
> In what chapter is The Time Traveller referred to as "H. G. Wells"?
> 
> Here is the text:
> <https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/35/pg35-images.html>

H. G. Wells is one of the fellows who has dinner
with the Time Traveller.  And then writes the
story down?  Does "T. T." give it all that
evening?  Does he go and have his adventure
between courses?  I don't remember.

Oh dear, I seem to be reviving a thread from 2024.
Well, it suits the topic.