▁rich ▁idea ▁of ▁time - tra vel ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁artifact ▁sent ▁back ward ▁from ▁the ▁future ▁to ▁be ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁present ." ▁In ▁the ▁science ▁fiction ▁anth ology ▁Far ▁B ound aries ▁( 1 9 5 1 ), ▁editor ▁August ▁Der le th ▁claims ▁that ▁an ▁early ▁short ▁story ▁about ▁time ▁travel ▁is ▁Miss ing ▁One ' s ▁Co ach : ▁An ▁An ach ron ism , ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Liter ary ▁Magazine ▁by ▁an ▁anonymous ▁author ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁While ▁the ▁narr ator ▁wa its ▁under ▁a ▁tree ▁for ▁a ▁coach ▁to ▁take ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁New castle , ▁he ▁is ▁transport ed ▁back ▁in ▁time ▁over ▁a ▁thousand ▁years . ▁He ▁enc oun ters ▁the ▁V ener able ▁B ede ▁in ▁a ▁monaster y ▁and ▁explains ▁to ▁him ▁the ▁develop ments ▁of ▁the ▁coming ▁centuries . ▁However , ▁the ▁story ▁never ▁makes ▁it ▁clear ▁whether ▁these ▁events ▁are ▁real ▁or ▁a ▁dream . ▁Another ▁early ▁work ▁about ▁time ▁travel ▁is ▁The ▁Fore b ears ▁of ▁Kal imer os : ▁Alexander , ▁son ▁of ▁Philip ▁of ▁Mac ed on ▁by ▁Alexander ▁V elt man ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁▁ ▁Charles ▁Dick ens ' s ▁A ▁Christmas ▁Carol ▁( 1 8 4 3 ) ▁has ▁early ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁time ▁travel ▁in ▁both ▁directions , ▁as ▁the ▁protagon ist , ▁Eb ene zer ▁Sc ro oge , ▁is ▁transport ed ▁to ▁Christ m ases ▁past ▁and ▁future . ▁Other