02286cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000450012624500220017126400510019330000470024433600260029133700260031733800360034350000310037950802000041052011610061053400450177165300200181665300270183665300230186385600430188699900190192960374UtSlPG20260610134406.0mcr n260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a23011828  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aOdle, E. V.q(Edwin Vincent),d1890-194214aThe Clockwork Man 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2019  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2019-09-28  aProduced by Tim Lindell, Graeme Mackreth and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
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HathiTrust Digital Library.)  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aScience fiction  aTime travel -- Fiction  aCyborgs -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60374  c101200d101200