What happens when a character wakes up in a different time or an alternate reality? Or, what would you do if a spirit or ghost took you on a journey through time--to visit your past experience, present realities, and/or future possibilities? Read more about those adventures with time travel. Follow Alice down the rabbit's hole, journey into the closet, or take a trip to Camelot. Read on.
1. Rip Van Winkle
by Washington Irving. "Rip Van Winkle" is one of Washington Irving's best-known works. According to the tale, Rip Van Winkle sleeps for 20 years and then awakes to find the world very different.
2. The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells. In this well-known tale of time-travel, a scientist invents a machine that takes him through time. He eventually discovers the Eloi and the Morlocks.3. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain. In this classic tale, Hank Morgan is knocked unconscious and he awakes in 528 A.D.--in the time of King Arthur and Camelot. Morgan works to modernize the kingdom.4. A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens. In "A Christmas Carol," Scrooge is dragged through time and past experiences until he eventually learns from his past mistakes and future possibilities to become a more giving human being.5. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll. Alice tumbles down a rabbit's hole. Although the story has many levels, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," we discover the Queen of Hearts, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Cheshire Cat, the Mock Turtle, and the Mad Hatter. Read this parody/fairy tale/dream.6. Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quartet
by Madeleine L'Engle. This collection features the greatest time-traveling novels of Madeleine L'Engle: "A Wrinkle in Time," "A Wind in the Door," "A Swiftly Tilting Planet," and "Many Waters."7. The Complete Chronicles of Narnia
by C.S. Lewis. The story all started with the magical book, "The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe." We follow the adventures and growing up of Peter, Susan, Edward, and Lucy until we reach "The Final Battle." Journey through the wardrobe, and experience Narnia!8. The Annotated Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin Abbott and Ian Stewart. From the publisher: "Published in 1884 by the English clergyman and headmaster Edwin A. Abbott, it is the fanciful tale of A. Square, a two-dimensional being who is whisked away by a mysterious visitor to The Land of Three Dimensions, an experience that forever alters his worldview."