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LoC No.: 23011828
Title: The Clockwork Man
Note: Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary: "The Clockwork Man" by E.V. Odle is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with the perplexing arrival of a peculiar character—an apparent "clockwork man"—at a cricket match, who disrupts the game and leaves the players and spectators bewildered. The narrative introduces key characters like Doctor Allingham, who expresses annoyance at the figure's interference, and Arthur Withers, who is both amused and intrigued by the clockwork man’s odd behaviors. At the start of the book, the cricket match is interrupted when Doctor Allingham spots the strange figure mimicking a bowler's action, leading to his dismissal from the game. As players react to the ridiculous performance, Arthur begins to feel a sense of sympathy for this peculiar being, who is later confirmed to be some sort of automaton, although the details remain enigmatic. The Clockwork man’s bizarre way of moving and conversing raises questions about his origins and purpose, setting the stage for a blend of humor, curiosity, and philosophical musings on existence and identity that permeate the opening chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Odle, E. V. (Edwin Vincent), 1890-1942
EBook No.: 60374
Published: Sep 28, 2019
Downloads: 96
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Time travel -- Fiction
Subject: Cyborgs -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 23011828
Title: The Clockwork Man
Note: Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Tim Lindell, Graeme Mackreth and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This
book was produced from images made available by the
HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Summary: "The Clockwork Man" by E.V. Odle is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with the perplexing arrival of a peculiar character—an apparent "clockwork man"—at a cricket match, who disrupts the game and leaves the players and spectators bewildered. The narrative introduces key characters like Doctor Allingham, who expresses annoyance at the figure's interference, and Arthur Withers, who is both amused and intrigued by the clockwork man’s odd behaviors. At the start of the book, the cricket match is interrupted when Doctor Allingham spots the strange figure mimicking a bowler's action, leading to his dismissal from the game. As players react to the ridiculous performance, Arthur begins to feel a sense of sympathy for this peculiar being, who is later confirmed to be some sort of automaton, although the details remain enigmatic. The Clockwork man’s bizarre way of moving and conversing raises questions about his origins and purpose, setting the stage for a blend of humor, curiosity, and philosophical musings on existence and identity that permeate the opening chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Odle, E. V. (Edwin Vincent), 1890-1942
EBook No.: 60374
Published: Sep 28, 2019
Downloads: 96
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Time travel -- Fiction
Subject: Cyborgs -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.