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 Project Gutenberg 2010-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 86 Bretnor, Reginald 1911 1992 Kahn, Alfred Reginald Ashman, William Ashman Sugar Plum Reading ease score: 87.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Sugar Plum" by Reginald Bretnor is a science fiction short story published in the early 1950s. Set in the year 2189, the narrative follows Charles Edward Button, who whimsically announces to his wife and cousin that he has purchased an uninhabited Class IV planet named Sugar Plum. The story explores themes of societal expectations, the clash between Victorian ideals and modernity, and the notion of personal freedom in an alternate reality that juxtaposes past values with future possibilities. The storyline unfolds as Charles and his family venture to their new planet, only to discover it is inhabited by bizarre yet endearing creatures and its previous owner, Captain Alexander Burgee, who reveals himself as an ex-pirate. The tale highlights the family's humorous interactions with their odd surroundings and each other, particularly the comedic and often absurd challenges posed by Cousin Aurelia, who embodies Old World conservatism. The central conflict arises from Burgee's unexpected claim to the planet, leading to amusing escapades as they all navigate the uncannily liberating and uninhibited nature of Sugar Plum, ultimately resulting in a transformation in their characters and attitudes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32266/32266-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 68863 68706 2024-10-13T14:51:48.385651 2023-09-14T07:42:46.359205 text/html text/html 67418 2010-05-05T15:20:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 278131 2010-05-05T15:22:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 292292 2024-10-13T14:51:50.723662 application/epub+zip 291038 2024-10-13T14:51:48.970659 application/epub+zip 73180 2024-10-13T14:51:48.671651 application/epub+zip 333458 2024-10-13T14:51:52.188625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325638 2024-10-13T14:51:50.430649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108326 2022-09-15T03:48:25.552102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59381 59263 2024-10-13T14:51:48.133647 2023-09-14T07:42:46.148201 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 59140 2010-05-05T15:17:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23859 2010-05-05T15:17:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20207 2024-10-13T14:51:52.316638 application/rdf+xml 23570 2024-10-13T14:51:48.736694 image/jpeg 4212 2024-10-13T14:51:48.702687 image/jpeg 278959 2024-10-13T14:51:48.404665 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia