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  The Machine Stops (Penguin Modern Classics) (Paperback) By (author) E. M. Forster

  

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  Short Description for The Machine StopsFeatures two affecting short stories that combine the fantastical with the allegorical. This book includes "The Machine Stops" and "A Celestial Omnibus".
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  • Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
  • Published: 15 February 2011
  • Format: Paperback 96 pages
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  • Categories: Classics | Science Fiction | Classic Science Fiction | Short Stories
  • ISBN 13: 9780141195988 ISBN 10: 0141195983
  • Sales rank: 47,542

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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".