Project Gutenberg 2008-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 74 Fontenay, Charles L. 1917 2007 Fontenay, Charles Louis The Gift Bearer Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Gift Bearer" by Charles L. Fontenay is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The story explores the themes of morality, societal norms, and the clash between progressive ideals and conservative values through a humorous narrative. It revolves around the character of Richard J. Montcalm, who unexpectedly encounters an extraterrestrial visitor, complicating his rigid perspectives and responsibilities as a family man amidst rising tensions from local censorship. In the storyline, Montcalm, a member of a censorship board, finds himself face-to-face with Liz, a beautiful alien woman who has arrived to offer humanity advanced knowledge and technologies. As Montcalm grapples with his attraction to Liz and the potential gifts she brings, he struggles to maintain societal norms, particularly regarding her choice to remain unclothed. The comical tension escalates as Montcalm faces opposition from his wife, Millie, and the local police, eventually leading Liz to retreat, concluding that humanity is not ready for the gifts she offers. The narrative ultimately leaves Montcalm reflecting on his decisions and the impact they have on his family and the broader community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Science fiction, American Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 37184 37185 2024-10-10T15:27:59.027251 2023-09-11T07:04:32.088893 text/html text/html 33165 2008-04-02T08:07:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 12940 2008-04-02T08:07:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 77094 2024-10-10T15:28:02.783246 application/epub+zip 75962 2024-10-10T15:28:00.659259 application/epub+zip 75963 2024-10-10T15:27:59.586253 application/epub+zip 149924 2024-10-10T15:28:04.391227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143261 2024-10-10T15:28:02.164259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120759 2022-09-11T12:58:19.292223 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31293 31193 2024-10-10T15:27:58.776428 2023-09-11T07:04:31.915886 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 31138 2008-04-02T08:07:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12051 2008-04-02T08:07:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20633 2024-10-10T15:28:04.531220 application/rdf+xml 11584 2024-10-10T15:28:00.116284 image/jpeg 3105 2024-10-10T15:27:59.848273 image/jpeg 74530 2024-10-10T15:27:59.032250 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia