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title: "The Machine Stops"
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# The Machine Stops

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- **What is this?** The Machine Stops
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## Description

E. M. Forster (1879–1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and librettist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Forster's humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel, Howards End: "Only connect..." His 1908 novel, "A Room with a View," is his most optimistic work, while "A Passage to India" (1924) brought him his greatest success. First published in 1909, Forster's short science fiction work, "The Machine Stops," posits a technology-dependent humanity now living underground, its every need serviced by machines. But what happens if--or when--the machines stop? "The Machine Stops" was named one of the greatest science fiction novellas published before 1965 by the Science Fiction Writers of America.

Review: PresCient - A brilliant Prescient book Prescient book anticipating Alexa Siri and other speakers And technology that we will have Way before it was even invented. Beautiful pros ! Not happy. Not for the tain of heart Highly recommended.
Review: What happens of the machine stops? Do we really want to know? SciFi or Not? - Outstanding! I cannot believe the original was published in 1909. It could have been written today.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #152,934 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,023 in Dystopian Fiction (Books) #4,729 in Classic Literature & Fiction |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 577 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ PresCient
*by R***S on August 6, 2026*

A brilliant Prescient book Prescient book anticipating Alexa Siri and other speakers And technology that we will have Way before it was even invented. Beautiful pros ! Not happy. Not for the tain of heart Highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What happens of the machine stops? Do we really want to know? SciFi or Not?
*by T***T on August 13, 2026*

Outstanding! I cannot believe the original was published in 1909. It could have been written today.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very good story
*by K***R on August 31, 2025*

Well written and a gem for provoking thought. I will recommend to anyone specially scifi readers. Is short and full of meaning.

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