The Machine Stops - Unabridged MP3 CD Audiobook in CD jacket

Description: The Machine Stops The Machine Stops E. M. Forster The Machine Stops is a science fiction short story that depicts a future world in which most of humanity has been driven from the surface of the earth and lives underground, each person in an isolated standard room. All physical and spiritual needs are provided by an all-powerful global Machine. People spend their time sharing ideas by means of video conferencing and instant messaging. The story centers on two characters who live on opposite sides of the world: Vashti, a woman content with the status quo, and her son, Kuno, a rebel who convinces her to travel to his room. There he confesses that he is disenchanted with the sterile underground world and that has visited the surface and discovered others living outside the Machine, only to be recaptured and threatened with expulsion and probable death through “Homelessness”. In the meantime, Technopoly, a kind of Machine worship religion, is re-established, and the life support needed to visit the outer world is abolished. The Mending Apparatus, which repairs defects in the Machine, also fails, but is disregarded as a whim of the omnipotent Machine. Since knowledge of how to repair the Machine has been lost, the situation continues to deteriorate until civilization collapses. The story initially appeared in the November 1909 issue of The Oxford and Cambridge Review and was included in Forster's 1928 collection The Eternal Moment and Other Stories. It has been voted one of the best novellas of all time and was included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two in 1973. Play sample: Product Details Read by: Elizabeth Klett Length: 1 hour and 21 minutes Type: Solo reading Media: MP3 CD Package: CD jacket Item No.: CJ-1308 EAN: 0686175923179 List Price: $7.99 Credits Production Book Coordinator: Elizabeth Klett Meta Coordinator: Elizabeth Klett Proof Listener: MaryAnn Artwork Cover: Steam Punk by prettysleepy1 from Pixabay Inset: Portrait of E. M. Forster by Dora Carrington Insert: Industry Fractals Geometry by PIRO4D from Pixabay The Recordings About MP3 Audio This MP3 digital audiobook is duplicated on compact disc in the MP3 audio format and is designed to play on any computer. It will play on CD and DVD players that are designed with MP3 capability. The files contained in an MP3 CD can be imported and played on mobile devices such as the iPod, iPhone, iPad, Android tablets and smart phones and on PSP (Play Station Portable) and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) devices. 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We spend considerable time and effort to ensure the recordings are free of noise, equalized for maximum listener pleasure, and that tracks are leveled and normalized to provide a consistent listening experience. Table of Contents Track Section Length 1 01 - The Air-Ship 30:45 2 02 - The Mending Apparatus 26:00 3 03 - The Homeless 23:43 Terms and Conditions Terms of Sale The buyer can pay using the Checkout button when the listing ends or wait to receive an automated email invoice shortly after the listing ends with totals and payment instructions. Checkout must be completed within 7 days of the close of listing. If payment isn’t received within this time period, the item will be re-listed and a Non-Paying Bidder alert will be filed. If we are unable to fulfill your order for any reason your payment will be refunded in full. Payments PayPal - We accept PayPal and prefer PayPal. Shipping address must be confirmed by PayPal. 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