Project Gutenberg 2019-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 222 Odle, E. V. (Edwin Vincent) 1890 1942 Odle, Edwin Vincent 23011828 The Clockwork Man 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.) "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.) Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Time travel -- Fiction Cyborgs -- Fiction PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 309893 2025-07-24T06:14:08.558639 text/html 292134 2024-10-17T14:01:02 text/html 138452 2025-07-24T06:14:13.614725 application/epub+zip 139636 2025-07-24T06:14:09.516647 application/epub+zip 139635 2025-07-24T06:14:08.993646 application/epub+zip 238653 2025-07-24T06:14:16.601601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213276 2025-07-24T06:14:13.173596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204637 2022-09-27T09:18:37.679157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280324 2025-07-24T06:14:07.938650 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 260486 2024-10-17T14:01:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16674 2025-07-24T06:14:16.746595 application/rdf+xml 6308 2025-07-24T06:14:09.091641 image/jpeg 1325 2025-07-24T06:14:09.032636 image/jpeg 125177 2025-07-24T06:14:08.585634 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog