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The Provincial Mayor: character portrait from The Time Machine (H. G. Wells)

A character in The Time Machine

The Provincial Mayor

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells1895

A guest at the Time Traveller's gathering who listens to the scientific discourse.

Also known as: the mayor

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Meet The Provincial Mayor

The Provincial Mayor is a guest at the Time Traveller’s gathering, where he joins other visitors in hearing a discussion of scientific ideas. At the outset, he listens as the Time Traveller presents his theories about time and the possibility of traveling through it.

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The Provincial Mayor in the story

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