Project Gutenberg 2008-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 97 Williamson, Jack 1908 2006 Williamson, John Stewart Stewart, Will The Cosmic Express Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Cosmic Express" by Jack Williamson is a science fiction novella written in the early 20th century, specifically during the late 1920s. The book explores the imaginative concept of wireless transmission of matter as a new frontier in transportation. Set in a futuristic version of New York City in 2432 A.D., it follows the quest of its protagonists to escape the artificiality of their civilization and live a more primal existence on Venus. The story centers around Eric Stokes-Harding, a novelist who dreams of a simpler, more natural life, and his wife, Nada. Frustrated by their modern, synthetic world, the couple learns about the Cosmic Express, a revolutionary technology that can transport them instantaneously to another location by converting matter into energy. They convince a friend to operate the device secretly, hoping to land on Venus. However, their adventure doesn’t go as planned; they find themselves caught in the wild, dangerous environment of the planet, facing challenges they had not anticipated. Their journey serves as both an exploration of their ideals and the stark contrast between their romantic notions and the harsh realities of survival. Ultimately, they are rescued and return to Earth, where Eric uses his experiences to pen a successful novel, reinforcing the story's commentary on human nature and our longing for authenticity amidst the complexities of civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 57096 57105 2024-10-11T08:36:54.644135 2023-09-11T11:11:24.780925 text/html text/html 53459 2021-01-03T20:50:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 83420 2021-01-03T20:50:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 152117 2024-10-11T08:36:58.924112 application/epub+zip 150960 2024-10-11T08:36:56.477106 application/epub+zip 89730 2024-10-11T08:36:55.275126 application/epub+zip 281343 2024-10-11T08:37:00.783107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272919 2024-10-11T08:36:58.209102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148471 2022-09-12T07:49:11.729669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49636 49535 2024-10-11T08:36:54.348131 2023-09-11T11:11:24.565976 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 49459 2021-01-03T20:50:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 19994 2021-01-03T20:50:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 49454 2021-01-03T20:50:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19980 2021-01-03T20:50:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22214 2024-10-11T08:37:00.913089 application/rdf+xml 13329 2024-10-11T08:36:55.822118 image/jpeg 3551 2024-10-11T08:36:55.548116 image/jpeg 150430 2024-10-11T08:36:54.656114 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