Not having read the other book I can't disagree with you that that might also have played a part. Of course Wells was also a fairly unknown author in 1895 as well as he'd only written two books before then, both non-fiction. The Time Machine was his first fiction novel. So some luck might also have played into it.
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Originally Posted by wowen
That is likely a major factor, but I'd also suggest this was because it was a good book rather than simply a good idea.
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