Project Gutenberg 2010-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 78 De Vet, Charles V. 1911 1997 DeVet, Charles V. Vet, Charles V. de Vet, Charles Vincent de Sibley, Don Sibley, Donald Dibley, Don Wheels Within Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Wheels Within" by Charles V. De Vet is a science fiction novella originally published in May 1952. The story explores themes of identity and reality, centering on a character named Leroy Bennett who experiences vivid hallucinations of a futuristic city called Thone and a woman named Lima, who he believes holds answers about his past and well-being. Through a blend of psychological and sci-fi elements, the novella delves into Bennett's quest to uncover the truth behind his experiences and the implications they have on his existence. The plot follows Bennett as he grapples with severe headaches and hallucinations that transport him to the city of Thone, where he encounters Lima, a mystic with the ability to read minds. Through their interactions, Bennett confronts personal demons and the repercussions of his decisions in reality, especially concerning an unethical contractor responsible for a deadly building collapse. As he navigates this imagined world, Bennett ultimately discovers that his experiences were part of a somno-rest cure intended to alleviate stress, leading him to grapple with the question of who he truly is when his fantasy world intertwines with his reality. The story culminates in a dramatic revelation about Bennett's identity, blending elements of fantasy, suspense, and philosophical questions about existence and choice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32127/32127-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Psychological fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 63342 63334 2024-10-13T14:16:50.118031 2023-09-14T07:15:21.432134 text/html text/html 59575 2021-01-06T12:41:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 154316 2021-01-06T12:41:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 140766 2024-10-13T14:16:52.245038 application/epub+zip 139668 2024-10-13T14:16:50.645033 application/epub+zip 62846 2024-10-13T14:16:50.307032 application/epub+zip 179247 2024-10-13T14:16:53.638023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171484 2024-10-13T14:16:51.990037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 96146 2022-09-14T16:31:36.133600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54951 54847 2024-10-13T14:16:49.934140 2023-09-14T07:15:21.282127 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 54829 2021-01-06T12:41:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21253 2021-01-06T12:41:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20788 2024-10-13T14:16:53.772021 application/rdf+xml 24914 2024-10-13T14:16:50.370068 image/jpeg 4211 2024-10-13T14:16:50.338038 image/jpeg 162869 2024-10-13T14:16:50.148215 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