▁stories ▁employ ▁the ▁same ▁template , ▁where ▁a ▁character ▁naturally ▁goes ▁to ▁sleep , ▁and ▁upon ▁w aking ▁up ▁finds ▁them self ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁time . ▁A ▁clearer ▁example ▁of ▁back ward ▁time ▁travel ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁popular ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁book ▁Paris ▁avant ▁les ▁hommes ▁( Par is ▁before ▁Men ) ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁botan ist ▁and ▁ge ologist ▁Pierre ▁Bo it ard , ▁published ▁post hum ously . ▁In ▁this ▁story , ▁the ▁protagon ist ▁is ▁transport ed ▁to ▁the ▁pre histor ic ▁past ▁by ▁the ▁magic ▁of ▁a ▁" l ame ▁demon " ▁( a ▁French ▁pun ▁on ▁Bo it ard ' s ▁name ), ▁where ▁he ▁enc oun ters ▁a ▁P les ios aur ▁and ▁an ▁ap eli ke ▁ancest or ▁and ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁interact ▁with ▁ancient ▁cre atures . ▁Edward ▁Ever ett ▁H ale ' s ▁" Hand s ▁Off " ▁( 1 8 8 1 ) ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁an ▁un named ▁being , ▁possibly ▁the ▁soul ▁of ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁has ▁recently ▁died , ▁who ▁inter fer es ▁with ▁ancient ▁Egypt ian ▁history ▁by ▁prevent ing ▁Joseph ' s ▁ens lav ement . ▁This ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁first ▁story ▁to ▁feature ▁an ▁alternate ▁history ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁time ▁travel . ▁ ▁Early ▁time ▁machines ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁stories ▁to ▁feature ▁time ▁travel ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁a ▁machine ▁is ▁" The ▁C lock ▁that ▁W ent ▁Back ward " ▁by ▁Edward ▁Page ▁Mitchell , ▁which ▁appeared ▁in