Project Gutenberg 2016-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 80 Robinson, Frank M. 1926 2014 Robinson, Frank Malcolm MacIntyre, Elizabeth Two Weeks in August Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Two Weeks in August" by Frank M. Robinson is a science fiction short story published in the early 1950s. This lighthearted narrative revolves around the daily experiences of office workers and their interactions, particularly focusing on the protagonist's disdain for his boastful colleague, McCleary. The story humorously explores themes of imagination versus reality, with a satire on vacation aspirations and the human tendency to exaggerate personal experiences. The plot centers on the protagonist, who is resigned to spending his vacation at home due to financial constraints. He engages in playful banter with colleagues, leading them to believe he is going on an extravagant journey to Mars, just to counter McCleary's incessant bragging. However, after the vacation, McCleary surprises everyone by returning from an actual trip to Mars, complete with photographic evidence and souvenirs. The twist challenges perceptions of belief and reality, as it reflects on how far people will go to assert their experiences, lightheartedly leaving the reader to ponder the possibilities of space travel and the wonder of imagination. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Vacations -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 40942 40947 2024-09-21T10:26:12.803588 2023-09-22T07:40:04.198601 text/html text/html 37281 2016-01-23T11:34:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii 154723 2016-01-23T11:34:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 174339 2024-09-21T10:26:14.636587 application/epub+zip 173258 2024-09-21T10:26:13.174632 application/epub+zip 71065 2024-09-21T10:26:12.972609 application/epub+zip 206999 2024-09-21T10:26:16.105627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199897 2024-09-21T10:26:14.432592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97842 2022-09-23T08:04:05.051365 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34543 34448 2024-09-21T10:26:12.683611 2023-09-22T07:40:04.047561 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 34693 2016-01-23T11:34:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13359 2016-01-23T11:34:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19540 2024-09-21T10:26:16.293572 application/rdf+xml 18776 2024-09-21T10:26:13.038590 image/jpeg 3891 2024-09-21T10:26:13.007582 image/jpeg 155623 2024-09-21T10:26:12.818619 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