Pandaemonium

The Coming of the Machine as Seen by Contemporary Observers

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Pub Date 12 Nov 2013 | Archive Date 17 Mar 2013

Description

"Pandaemonium was the biggest single inspiration for the Olympics Opening Ceremony . . . the book is the equivalent of Pepys giving a guided tour of the birth of electricity and the mechanical age—it's brilliant, exciting, and essential."—Danny Boyle

Humphrey Jennings was a film maker and one of the co-founders of the Mass Observation Project.


"Pandaemonium was the biggest single inspiration for the Olympics Opening Ceremony . . . the book is the equivalent of Pepys giving a guided tour of the birth of electricity and the mechanical...


Advance Praise

'Stimulating to mind and imagination ... a monument to one of the unique artists of our time, a visionary poet ... you will be illuminated and enriched.'
Spectator

'A continuous narrative on the Industrial Revolution, woven from contemporary observations and opinions … a treasure-chest of quirky, unusual pieces'
Observer

'Pandaemonium is a fascinating and disturbing anthology … the extracts are brilliantly chosen … a very fine book'
Matthew Reisz, Times Educational Supplement

‘A masterpiece of collage that reads like a novel’
The Times

'Stimulating to mind and imagination ... a monument to one of the unique artists of our time, a visionary poet ... you will be illuminated and enriched.'
Spectator

'A continuous narrative on the...


Available Editions

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ISBN 9781848315853
PRICE US$27.95 (USD)
PAGES 416

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