@booklet {7268,
	title = {"The Man Machine; or, the Pupil of {\textquoteright}Circumstances{\textquoteright}"},
	howpublished = {The Merry Tales of the Three Wise Men of Gotham},
	year = {1826},
	month = {1826},
	pages = {21-142},
	publisher = {G. and C. Carvill},
	address = {New York},
	abstract = {<p>Dystopia attacking Robert Owen (1771-1858) citing his <em>New View of Society</em> (1813). A cotton mill run on what are described as Owen\&$\#$39;s principles is designed to treat the \&quot;Man Machine\&quot;, including children, in such a way as to produce the greatest profits for the proprietor. Equality was the rule,\&nbsp;and care was provided for children and seniors. Life was machine-like with everyone working long hours and eating and sleeping on schedule. But \&quot;human nature\&quot; manifested itself in pride and envy. The story then traces other failed attempts to apply Owen\&$\#$39;s principles. The stories told by the second and third wise men of Gotham, \&quot;The Perfection of Reason\&quot; (143-233) and \&quot;The Perfection of Science\&quot; (235-324), present other failed attempts at human betterment.</p>},
	keywords = {Male author, US author},
	author = {[James Kirke] [Paulding] (1778-1860)},
	editor = {Author of John Bull in America [pseud.]}
}
