The Machine Stops and Other Stories
The Machine Stops and Other Stories (The Penguin English Library) by E. M. Forster
English | April 4, 2024 | ISBN: 024165257X | True EPUB | 208 pages | 1 MB
English | April 4, 2024 | ISBN: 024165257X | True EPUB | 208 pages | 1 MB
"The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial publication in The Oxford and Cambridge Review (November 1909), the story was republished in Forster's 'The Eternal Moment and Other Stories' in 1928. After being voted one of the best novellas up to 1965, it was included that same year in the populist anthology 'Modern Short Stories'. In 1973 it was also included in 'The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two'. The book is particularly notable for predicting new technologies such as instant messaging and the internet.