Project Gutenberg 2010-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 75 Robinson, Frank M. 1926 2014 Robinson, Frank Malcolm Orban, Paul 1896 1974 The Worlds of Joe Shannon Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Worlds of Joe Shannon" by Frank M. Robinson is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. The story explores the concept of alternate realities and how individuals might escape their dissatisfaction with life. The central topic revolves around a character named Joe Shannon, who creates a machine called the "Paradise booth," allowing people to choose and enter idealized worlds that cater to their dreams and desires. The narrative follows Joe Shannon, a brilliant electronics engineer, who feels that many people are unhappy in their current lives. To address this, he invents the Paradise booth, which transports individuals to their desired reality. Initially met with skepticism, the booths begin to attract users seeking an escape. However, as more townsfolk disappear into their perfect worlds, Joe and his friend Harry discover the troubling consequences of this invention. The story culminates in Joe's realization that the world’s discontent is universal, prompting a decision to seek his own paradise, ultimately leaving behind the empty town of Fremont. Through its exploration of dreams, reality, and the consequences of escapism, the novella raises important questions about the nature of happiness and human connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32680/32680-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 50074 50082 2024-09-14T04:11:37.300074 2023-09-14T09:08:34.671862 text/html text/html 46239 2010-06-04T02:31:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 335840 2010-06-04T02:31:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 134827 2024-09-14T04:11:39.400049 application/epub+zip 133876 2024-09-14T04:11:37.838056 application/epub+zip 80059 2024-09-14T04:11:37.500050 application/epub+zip 348734 2024-09-14T04:11:40.761038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340851 2024-09-14T04:11:39.107025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109163 2022-09-15T05:48:53.128256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42166 42084 2024-09-14T04:11:37.036083 2023-09-14T09:08:34.442870 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 41993 2010-06-04T02:31:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16302 2010-06-04T02:31:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19061 2024-09-14T04:11:40.905187 application/rdf+xml 26072 2024-09-14T04:11:37.575011 image/jpeg 4421 2024-09-14T04:11:37.537011 image/jpeg 348239 2024-09-14T04:11:37.324014 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