The majority of the critics have made it clear that they believe that the experiments and works of previous scientists, alchemists, and contemporary authors also had an influence on both the novel and the author. ... In actuality these so - called tales were much more than simply works of fiction from the creative mind of an imaginative author and some even attempted to create such machines. ...

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