The Machine Stops
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.
Add to basket failed.
Please try again later
Add to wishlist failed.
Please try again later
Remove from wishlist failed.
Please try again later
Adding to library failed
Please try again
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Get 30 days of Premium Plus free
£8.99/month after 30-day free trial. Cancel monthly.
Buy Now for £2.99
-
Narrated by:
-
Luke Meinier Dalofin
-
By:
-
E. M. Forster
About this listen
The Machine Stops is a visionary science fiction novelette by E. M. Forster, first published in 1909. Set in a distant future where humanity lives underground, fully dependent on a giant mechanical system for survival, the story follows a mother and son as they confront the consequences of technological control, isolation, and the loss of direct human connection.
This prescient work is widely regarded as one of the earliest warnings about overreliance on technology.
Public Domain (P)2025 Luke Meinier Dalofin
No reviews yet