Project Gutenberg 2016-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 88 Lang, Allen Kim 1928 Lang, Allen K. Francis, Dick Francis, Richard D. World in a Bottle Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "World in a Bottle" by Allen Kim Lang is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story explores themes of isolation, human experimentation, and the longing for connection, following a group of individuals who have been raised in a sterile environment, entirely separated from outside bacteria and microorganisms. The narrative revolves around John Bogardus, a "Lapin," who grapples with the implications of his existence in a world without contamination and his unrequited love for a woman from the outside world. The plot centers on John and his companions, who are human guinea pigs raised in a controlled environment by scientists studying gnotobiotics. As they navigate their sterile lives, John's romance with Anne, an outsider, leads him to confront the stark realities of love and physical intimacy that are rendered impossible due to his germ-free condition. The narrative deepens when one of their own, Mary, marries a contaminated man and faces the dire consequences of her choice, which serves as a catalyst for John and the rest of the Lapins to consider a future beyond their confined existence. Ultimately, they hatch a plan to embark on a journey into space aboard the "Orion Zeta", seeking freedom and the chance for genuine human connection. The story deftly intertwines their scientific background with the deeply human desire for love, autonomy, and exploration, making it a thought-provoking tale of longing amid isolation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Experiments -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 105937 105942 2024-09-21T14:13:07.755663 2023-09-22T11:03:03.399601 text/html text/html 102642 2016-04-21T17:42:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii 371916 2016-04-21T17:42:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 408238 2024-09-21T14:13:10.086654 application/epub+zip 409064 2024-09-21T14:13:08.202691 application/epub+zip 108068 2024-09-21T14:13:07.975652 application/epub+zip 458520 2024-09-21T14:13:11.668630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450423 2024-09-21T14:13:09.856659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149902 2022-09-23T15:40:25.598401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 98628 98533 2024-09-21T14:13:07.557676 2023-09-22T11:03:03.156625 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 98534 2016-04-21T17:42:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 39770 2016-04-21T17:42:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18988 2024-09-21T14:13:11.791628 application/rdf+xml 20471 2024-09-21T14:13:08.040653 image/jpeg 3682 2024-09-21T14:13:08.007651 image/jpeg 372962 2024-09-21T14:13:07.776667 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