Project Gutenberg 2010-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 64 Marks, Winston K. (Winston Kinney) 1915 1979 Marks, Winston Kinney Vidmer Vidmer, René Vidmer, Rene Unbegotten Child Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Unbegotten Child" by Winston K. Marks is a science fiction novella written during the early 1950s. The story centers around a medical anomaly involving a woman named Sara Caffey, who claims she is not pregnant despite medical evidence to the contrary. This intriguing premise explores themes of reproduction and evolution, questioning the fundamental nature of childbirth and the progress of humanity. The plot follows Dr. Foley, a physician, as he navigates the perplexing case of Sara, who arrives at the hospital convinced of suffering from a tumor. Despite her staunch denials, multiple examinations reveal that she is indeed pregnant, sparking curiosity and disbelief. The renowned surgeon, Dr. Phillipe Sansome, proposes a radical theory suggesting that due to evolutionary changes, humans may be developing a means of asexual reproduction. As Sara's condition evolves, she ultimately gives birth to a seemingly healthy daughter, but the unexpected twist reveals the child is born without a navel, raising further questions about nature, medical science, and the intricacies of life itself. Through clever dialogue and innovative concepts, Marks crafts a thought-provoking narrative that challenges perceptions of motherhood and the biological processes involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32149/32149-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Pregnancy -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 46835 46846 2024-09-13T13:14:12.463535 2023-09-14T07:19:40.493239 text/html text/html 42848 2010-04-27T11:48:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 131027 2010-04-27T11:48:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 126391 2024-09-13T13:14:14.287508 application/epub+zip 125441 2024-09-13T13:14:12.841486 application/epub+zip 79061 2024-09-13T13:14:12.636502 application/epub+zip 160534 2024-09-13T13:14:15.663510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153090 2024-09-13T13:14:14.086506 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107857 2022-09-14T16:37:24.684456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39378 39275 2024-09-13T13:14:12.334525 2023-09-14T07:19:40.379235 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 39285 2010-04-27T11:48:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15612 2010-04-27T11:48:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19238 2024-09-13T13:14:15.793507 application/rdf+xml 33112 2024-09-13T13:14:12.706499 image/jpeg 5077 2024-09-13T13:14:12.670517 image/jpeg 139254 2024-09-13T13:14:12.486553 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