Template:RQ:Wells Time Machine

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This template may be used on Wiktionary entry pages to quote H. G. Wells's work The Time Machine (1st (British) edition, 1895; a 1949 version of the 1st edition; and the 1st American edition, 1895). It can be used to create a link to online versions of the work at the Internet Archive:

• 1st (British) edition (1895).
  • 1949 version.
• 1st American edition (1895) – differs from the 1st edition.

The template takes the following parameters:

• |edition= or |year= – mandatory in some cases: if quoting from the 1st American edition specify |edition=US, and if quoting from the 1949 version specify |year=1949. If this parameter is omitted, the template defaults to the 1st (British) edition (1895).
• |1= or |chapter= – the name of the chapter quoted from. This parameter may be omitted if the page number is specified.
• |2= or |page=, or |pages= – mandatory: the page number(s) quoted from. When quoting a range of pages, note the following:
  • Separate the first and last pages of the range with an en dash, like this: |pages=10–11.
  • You must also use |pageref= to specify the page number that the template should link to (usually the page on which the Wiktionary entry appears).

You must specify this information to have the template determine the name of the chapter quoted from, and link to an online version of the work.

• |3=, |text=, or |passage= – the passage to be quoted.
• |footer= – a comment on the passage quoted.
• |brackets= – use |brackets=on to surround a quotation with brackets. This indicates that the quotation either contains a mere mention of a term (for example, "some people find the word manoeuvre hard to spell") rather than an actual use of it (for example, "we need to manoeuvre carefully to avoid causing upset"), or does not provide an actual instance of a term but provides information about related terms.

1st (British) edition (1895)

• Wikitext:
  • {{RQ:Wells Time Machine|page=32|passage=A pitiless hail was hissing round me, and I was sitting on soft turf in front of the '''overset''' machine.}} (the name of the chapter may be omitted as the page number has been specified); or
  • {{RQ:Wells Time Machine|chapter=Time Travelling|page=32|passage=A pitiless hail was hissing round me, and I was sitting on soft turf in front of the '''overset''' machine.}}; or
  • {{RQ:Wells Time Machine|Time Travelling|32|A pitiless hail was hissing round me, and I was sitting on soft turf in front of the '''overset''' machine.}}
• Result:
  • 1895 May 29, H G Wells, “Time Travelling”, in The Time Machine: An Invention, London: William Heinemann, →OCLC, page 32:

    A pitiless hail was hissing round me, and I was sitting on soft turf in front of the overset machine.

• Wikitext: {{RQ:Wells Time Machine|pages=114–115|pageref=114|passage=Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a most strange, as for me it was a '''most''' fortunate, thing.}}
• Result:
  • 1895 May 29, H G Wells, “The Palace of Green Porcelain”, in The Time Machine: An Invention, London: William Heinemann, →OCLC, pages 114–115:

    Now, I still think that for this box of matches to have escaped the wear of time for immemorial years was a most strange, as for me it was a most fortunate, thing.

1st American edition (1895)

• Wikitext: {{RQ:Wells Time Machine|edition=US|page=36|passage=I will {{...}} tell you the story of what has happened to me, if you like, but you must '''refrain''' from interruptions.}}
• Result:
  • 1895 May 7, H G Wells, “The Time Traveler Returns”, in The Time Machine: An Invention, New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, →OCLC, page 36:

    I will […] tell you the story of what has happened to me, if you like, but you must refrain from interruptions.