Project Gutenberg 2009-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 131 Hamilton, Edmond 1904 1977 Sterling, Brett Morey, Leo 1889 1965 Morey y Pena, Leopoldo Raul The Man Who Saw the Future Produced from Amazing Stories February 1961, first published in Amazing Stories October 1930. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Man Who Saw the Future" by Edmond Hamilton is a science fiction short story originally published in the early 20th century, specifically in the 1930s. The narrative unfolds in a historical setting during the 15th century, illustrating the clash between the pursuit of knowledge and the rigid superstitions of the time. The story revolves around a young apothecary's assistant, Henri Lothiere, who experiences a terrifying fate when he is accused of sorcery after witnessing a strange phenomenon that transports him into the future. In the tale, Henri Lothiere is charged by the Inquisitor Jean de Marselait with the crime of sorcery after he vanishes from a field in Paris during a thunderclap, which is later revealed to be the result of time travel. Upon his arrival in the year 1944, Henri is fascinated and bewildered by the advanced technology and societal changes he encounters, from flying vehicles to the ways people communicate. He learns about the scientific principles that enable time travel and longs to share this knowledge with his own time. However, upon returning home, his attempts to convey the wonders he experienced are met with disbelief and fear, ultimately leading to his execution. The story explores themes of enlightenment versus ignorance, the potential for human progress, and the tragic consequences of misunderstanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 58555 2025-08-11T12:47:41.331969 text/html 54576 2021-01-04T17:49:41 text/html 138537 2025-08-11T12:47:46.185984 application/epub+zip 137319 2025-08-11T12:47:43.960984 application/epub+zip 86279 2025-08-11T12:47:42.887962 application/epub+zip 296378 2025-08-11T12:47:47.736950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288665 2025-08-11T12:47:45.534971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161041 2022-09-13T06:45:36.399072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51841 2025-08-11T12:47:41.077986 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51640 2021-01-04T17:49:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19748 2025-08-11T12:47:47.866960 application/rdf+xml 14461 2025-08-11T12:47:43.379004 image/jpeg 4000 2025-08-11T12:47:43.135006 image/jpeg 67861 2021-01-04T17:49:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 19360 2021-01-04T17:49:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 138404 2025-08-11T12:47:41.340994 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia