The Machine Stops

Summary

The Machine Stops is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (685 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Machine Stops authored E. M. Forster^[3].
• The Machine Stops's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Machine Stops's publisher is recorded as Archibald Constable^[5].
• The Machine Stops's genre is recorded as post-apocalyptic fiction^[6].
• The Machine Stops's genre is recorded as dystopian literature^[7].
• The Machine Stops's language of work or name is recorded as English^[8].
• The Machine Stops's country of origin is recorded as England^[9].
• The Machine Stops's publication date is recorded as +1909-11-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• The Machine Stops's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026478^[11].
• The Machine Stops's characters is recorded as Vashti^[12].
• The Machine Stops's characters is recorded as Kuno^[13].
• The Machine Stops's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 41186^[14].
• The Machine Stops's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-Machine-Stops^[15].
• The Machine Stops's published in is recorded as The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two B^[16].
• The Machine Stops's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Machine Stops'}^[17].
• The Machine Stops's different from is recorded as The Machine Stops^[18].
• The Machine Stops's different from is recorded as The Machine Stops^[19].
• The Machine Stops's different from is recorded as The Machine Stops^[20].
• The Machine Stops's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Imagine, if you can, a small room, hexagonal in shape, like the cell of a bee.'}^[21].
• The Machine Stops's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'For a moment they saw the nations of the dead, and, before they joined them, scraps of the untainted sky.'}^[22].
• The Machine Stops's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[23].
• The Machine Stops's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[24].
• The Machine Stops's form of creative work is recorded as short story^[25].

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Works and Contributions

The Machine Stops authored E. M. Forster^[3].

Why It Matters

The Machine Stops ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (685 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]