Pandaemonium: 1660-1886 : the Coming of the Machine as Seen by Contemporary ObserversThis book, which was not published until 35 years after the death of Humphrey Jennings, is considered by many of his admirers to be a masterpiece to rival any of his films. It is a chronological gathering of eye-witness accounts, from the 17th to the 19th centuries, of the coming of the 'machine age'. What makes it compelling and thought-provoking is its ability to uncover hidden connections between apparently different things: from newspaper reports of men struck dead by lightning to the beginnings of the factory system; from discoveries of dinosaur bones to the growth of the railways. |
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Pandaemonium 1660-1886: The Coming of the Machine As Seen by Contemporary ... Humphrey Jennings No preview available - 2012 |
Pandaemonium: 1660-1886 : the Coming of the Machine as Seen by Contemporary ... Humphrey Jennings No preview available - 1995 |
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