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The Eternal Moment and other Stories
by Forster, E.M
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Maroon cloth gilt. Fine copy in the scarce printed dust jacket (some toning to spine panel)
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1928. First edition. [viii], 188 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Maroon cloth gilt. Fine copy in the scarce printed dust jacket (some toning to spine panel). First edition. [viii], 188 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Includes the dystopian tale, 'The Machine Stops'. Forster's science fiction story "The Machine Stops" is a picture of a hyper-connected world - where mediated or virtual communication has replaced direct personal contact. First published in The Oxford and Cambridge Review in 1909, Forster intended it "as a counter-blast to one of the heavens of H. G. Wells.". Kirkpatrick A13a; Negley, Utopian Literature, 378; Wessells 20
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 366524
- Title
- The Eternal Moment and other Stories
- Author
- Forster, E.M
- Format/Binding
- [viii], 188 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Maroon cloth gilt. Fine copy in the scarce printed dust jacket (some toning to spine panel)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Sidgwick & Jackson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- British | Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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