Project Gutenberg 2009-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 50 Purcell, Dick Mr. Chipfellow's Jackpot Reading ease score: 74.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Mr. Chipfellow's Jackpot" by Dick Purcell is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around the life and death of Sam Chipfellow, a wealthy and eccentric inventor known for his groundbreaking contributions to science. The story explores themes of mortality, greed, and the unexpected nature of good fortune as it delves into the dynamics of Chipfellow's will, which promises a unique treasure hunt for his enormous riches. The plot centers on Chipfellow’s ingenious will, which stipulates that the key to accessing his hidden wealth is a specific thought aimed at a vault he has built. Upon his death, a massive public frenzy ensues as thousands of people, hopeful of unlocking the vault, line up to try their luck. Despite numerous attempts over an extended period, no one succeeds in opening the vault until a young girl named Susan makes a heartfelt and innocent appeal, leading to the surprising reveal of the vault's secrets. The story subtly critiques the nature of ambition and desire through the contrasting motives of the eager crowd and the purity of a child's thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Inheritance and succession -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 43293 43301 2024-10-13T06:50:23.493589 2023-09-13T11:15:59.381018 text/html text/html 39302 2021-01-05T22:41:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 155344 2021-01-05T22:41:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 230665 2024-10-13T06:50:29.139625 application/epub+zip 229091 2024-10-13T06:50:26.514588 application/epub+zip 79741 2024-10-13T06:50:25.275560 application/epub+zip 372439 2024-10-13T06:50:30.877566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364849 2024-10-13T06:50:28.249569 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143697 2022-09-14T07:40:24.215111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36704 36603 2024-10-13T06:50:23.213617 2023-09-13T11:15:59.181005 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 36500 2021-01-05T22:41:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14119 2021-01-05T22:41:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19504 2024-10-13T06:50:30.998547 application/rdf+xml 14411 2024-10-13T06:50:25.806570 image/jpeg 4036 2024-10-13T06:50:25.538583 image/jpeg 228654 2024-10-13T06:50:23.507583 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