The Lives of Machines The Industrial Imaginary in Victorian Literature and Culture

• Main Author: Ketabgian, Tamara S. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University of Michigan Press 2011
• Subjects: Literature: history & criticism
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"The Lives of Machines is intelligent, closely argued, and persuasive, and puts forth a contention that will unsettle the current consensus about Victorian attitudes toward the machine." ---Jay Clayton, Vanderbilt University Today we commonly describe ourselves as machines that "let o...