Project Gutenberg 2009-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 118 Schmitz, James H. 1911 1981 Schmitz, James Henry Krenkel, Roy G. 1918 1983 Krenkel, Roy Gerald Gone Fishing Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Gone Fishing" by James H. Schmitz is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative centers on themes of intelligence, ethics, and the consequences of scientific discoveries, particularly focusing on a device known as the McAllen Tube, which allows for instantaneous travel across vast distances. The story examines the moral implications of wielding such power through the interactions between two primary characters, Barney Chard, a financier and occasional con man, and Dr. Oliver B. McAllen, an aging physicist with a hidden agenda. The plot unfolds as Barney Chard seeks to exploit Dr. McAllen’s groundbreaking invention, unaware of the ethical complexities and dangers surrounding it. Set against the tranquil backdrop of a fishing trip, the narrative reveals McAllen's struggles with the Tube's unintended consequences as he grapples with both his own fears and Chard’s motivations. As Barney tries to manipulate the situation for financial gain, he unwittingly becomes embroiled in a larger scheme, leading to a shocking twist where he finds himself trapped in a reality crafted by the symbiosis of science and moral ambiguity. Ultimately, the story explores the transformation of Chard as he navigates his captivity and the psychological experiments conducted on him, culminating in a conclusion that leaves his fate intertwined with the consequences of McAllen’s invention and the philosophies governing their uses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 127953 127881 2024-11-13T04:06:36.454556 2023-09-13T09:07:58.207725 text/html text/html 125313 2009-10-02T17:12:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 455959 2024-11-13T04:06:41.280578 application/epub+zip 456716 2024-11-13T04:06:38.324556 application/epub+zip 117303 2024-11-13T04:06:37.139536 application/epub+zip 550424 2024-11-13T04:06:43.492783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 542690 2024-11-13T04:06:40.546572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170804 2022-09-14T04:42:30.667553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119615 2023-09-13T09:07:57.810697 text/plain 17133 2024-11-13T04:06:43.628512 application/rdf+xml 12027 2024-11-13T04:06:37.686575 image/jpeg 3293 2024-11-13T04:06:37.413586 image/jpeg 447408 2024-11-13T04:06:36.483571 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 en.wikipedia