The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells

The Time Machine: Frame Story 1 key example

Chapter 1
Explanation and Analysis—The Traveller's Tale:

A frame story is used to relay the Time Traveller's journey to the future to his dinner guests. The Time Traveller serves as the narrator of the frame story, and the frame story is his account of his experiences and observations while traveling through time. The Traveller begins his narrative:

'I don’t mind telling you the story, but I can’t argue. I will,’ he went on, ‘tell you the story of what has happened to me, if you like, but you must refrain from interruptions.'