Project Gutenberg 2009-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 79 Lewis, Richard O. Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly A Bottle of Old Wine Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Bottle of Old Wine" by Richard O. Lewis is a science fiction story written in the early 1950s. The narrative delves into themes of escapism, personal dissatisfaction, and the darker aspects of human desire in a futuristic setting where technology allows individuals to separate their physical bodies from their consciousness. The plot revolves around Herbert Hyrel, a man who feels trapped in his mundane life and desires to escape—ultimately culminating in a grim contemplation of murder for financial gain and personal liberation. The story follows Herbert Hyrel as he grapples with deep resentment towards his wife, who financially controls him. The narrative explores his secret use of a telporter suit, which enables him to liberate his consciousness and indulge in a hedonistic lifestyle at an exclusive club catering to escapists. However, his desperation leads him to contemplate killing his wife in order to seize her wealth. As he attempts to embrace his newfound freedom with a woman he desires, he is ultimately betrayed, leading to a shocking and tragic conclusion that highlights the perils of escapism and the consequences of unbridled ambition. The story combines elements of psychological tension with a critique of social dynamics in a speculative future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 48089 48098 2024-09-13T03:32:43.489034 2023-09-13T08:39:50.478599 text/html text/html 44106 2009-09-16T13:30:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 205039 2009-09-16T13:30:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 254585 2024-09-13T03:32:46.726052 application/epub+zip 253171 2024-09-13T03:32:44.683000 application/epub+zip 64501 2024-09-13T03:32:43.889999 application/epub+zip 358387 2024-09-13T03:32:48.266962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350179 2024-09-13T03:32:46.154988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121510 2022-09-14T04:00:45.597762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41370 41270 2024-09-13T03:32:43.283025 2023-09-13T08:39:50.298608 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 41207 2009-09-16T13:30:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15941 2009-09-16T13:30:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18994 2024-09-13T03:32:48.400015 application/rdf+xml 11204 2024-09-13T03:32:44.218032 image/jpeg 3145 2024-09-13T03:32:44.052993 image/jpeg 253640 2024-09-13T03:32:43.502060 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