Project Gutenberg 2008-10-09 Public domain in the USA. 75 Butler, Ellis Parker 1869 1937 Solander's Radio Tomb Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Solander's Radio Tomb" by Ellis Parker Butler is a humorous short story written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on the eccentric Remington Solander, a wealthy man with a peculiar desire to immortalize his beliefs through a unique burial arrangement that includes a radio broadcasting tomb. The story weaves themes of ambition, mortality, and the convoluted relationship between technology and human desires. In the tale, the protagonist, a lawyer and cemetery trustee, becomes entangled in Solander's plans after the millionaire decides to leave a significant sum to create a tomb equipped with a radio loudspeaker, broadcasting uplifting content from his extensive collection of religious materials. Initially, the plan garners public interest and success, transforming the cemetery into a sought-after location. However, when government regulations change the radio frequencies, the tomb inadvertently begins broadcasting light-hearted and comedic programs instead of the intended solemn content. This twist leads to chaos and eventually results in the cemetery becoming deserted, leaving only Solander's tomb behind. The story encapsulates thematic elements of irony and the unforeseen consequences of human ingenuity intertwined with mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Radio broadcasting -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 43473 43482 2024-09-11T11:00:08.570262 2023-09-12T05:03:43.419481 text/html text/html 39673 2008-10-09T09:56:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 58370 2008-10-09T09:56:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 108157 2024-09-11T11:00:11.701215 application/epub+zip 107191 2024-09-11T11:00:09.813254 application/epub+zip 64702 2024-09-11T11:00:08.995261 application/epub+zip 250443 2024-09-11T11:00:13.169285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243273 2024-09-11T11:00:11.144261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152167 2022-09-12T11:39:32.233669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37788 37688 2024-09-11T11:00:08.386241 2023-09-12T05:03:43.260459 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 37627 2008-10-09T09:56:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14288 2008-10-09T09:56:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18749 2024-09-11T11:00:13.296232 application/rdf+xml 14774 2024-09-11T11:00:09.334223 image/jpeg 3838 2024-09-11T11:00:09.164249 image/jpeg 108420 2024-09-11T11:00:08.578244 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