Both Uses of
anecdote
in
The Time Machine
- 'Some sleight-of-hand trick or other,' said the Medical Man, and Filby tried to tell us about a conjurer he had seen at Burslem; but before he had finished his preface the Time Traveller came back, and Filby's anecdote collapsed.†
Chpt 1anecdote = a short story that is true -- often told for amusement or to make a point
- The Journalist tried to relieve the tension by telling anecdotes of Hettie Potter.†
Chpt 2 *anecdotes = short, true stories