Pandæmonium 1660–1886: The Coming of the Machine as Seen by Contemporary Observers by Humphrey Jennings, published October 2012.

Humphrey Jennings, co-found of the Mass Observation movement of the 1930s, assembled this extraordinary history of how the human imagination experienced the Industrial Revolution. Originally published in 1958, the book has been unavailable for a number of years – Icon republishes this classic title in October. Find out more about Pandæmonium here.

‘Pandæmonium was the biggest single inspiration for the Olympics Opening Ceremony … the book is the equivalent of Pepys giving you a guided tour of the birth of electricity and the mechanical age – it’s brilliant, exciting and essential.’ Danny Boyle

‘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

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