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'"You talk as if a god had made the Machine," cried the other. "I believe that you pray to it when you are unhappy. Men made it, do not forget that."'
E.M. Forster is best known for his exquisite novels, but these two affecting short stories brilliantly combine the fantastical with the allegorical. In 'The Machine Stops', humanity has isolated itself beneath the ground, enmeshed in automated comforts, and in 'The Celestial Omnibus' a young boy takes a trip his parents believe impossible.
This book contains The Machine Stops and A Celestial Omnibus.
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Edward Morgan Forster (1879-1970) was educated at King's College, Cambridge, with whom he had a lifelong connection. He was elected to an Honorary Fellowship in 1946. He wrote six novels - Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), The Longest Journey (1907), A Room with a View (1908), Howards End (1910), A Passage to India (1924), which won both the Prix Femina Vie Heureuse and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Maurice , written in 1914, was published posthumously in 1971. He also published two volumes of short stories; two collections of essays; a critical work (Aspects of the Novel); The Hill of Devi; two biographies; two books about Alexandria; and the libretto for Britten's opera Billy Budd. He died in 1970. In his obituary The Times called him 'one of the most esteemed English novelists of his time'.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I love this author, having read Maurice some time ago I developed a great respect for Forster's insightful writing. This book was mentioned by a tutor at university, just in passing, talking about children and the "digital revolution" so I thought i'd give it a try. It's not very long, more of a long short story, and it's not very cheerful either, but considering the time when it was written, it's a very accurate portrayal of our dependence on modern technology and alienation from nature.
Bit of a doom mongers field day, but still a good read.
Bit of a doom mongers field day, but still a good read.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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excellent book newly printed
this was on A level syllabus and I wanted to read it again -brilliant
this was on A level syllabus and I wanted to read it again -brilliant
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I first read this story many, many years ago, but it had stayed with me. Recently I realised that the future society that was being described in the story - in which people communicate via the machine and where no one meets anyone face-to-face anymore - had some chillingly close parallels with the way our civilisation is heading.
People 'meet' on Facebook, communicate by Twitter, by email, by text. Children don't go out anymore, people don't speak.
So I bought the book again.
EM Forster wrote this in 1909. Little did he know.........
People 'meet' on Facebook, communicate by Twitter, by email, by text. Children don't go out anymore, people don't speak.
So I bought the book again.
EM Forster wrote this in 1909. Little did he know.........
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Prophecy may come true
In this clever little book, E M FOrster has envisaged the helplessness of future mankind who relies completely on artificial intelligence to survive. Read more
Published 4 months ago by X.W.
A Contemporary Analysis of The Machine Stops
Forster's description of the machine is eerily accurate to how dependent we are increasingly becoming on technology in society today. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Steven King
Great story spoiled by printing mistakes
EM Forster's short story is way ahead of it's time. It's hard to believe that it was written a century ago (1909). Read more
Published on 22 July 2009 by Kentish Reader
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