'"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.
| ISBN: | 9780141195988 |
| Publication date: | 15th February 2011 |
| Author: | E M Forster |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 82 pages |
| Series: | Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic science fiction Shorter Reads Classic fiction: general and literary Dystopian and utopian fiction |
"I believe that you pray to it when you are unhappy. Men made it, do not forget that."'E.M.
The Machine Stops features in the following genres: Classic science fiction, Shorter Reads, Classic fiction: general and literary, Dystopian and utopian fiction
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The Machine Stops was written by E M Forster and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Machine Stops has 82 pages
Yes it is part of Modern Classics series