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 2016-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 84 Besant, Walter 1836 1901 Besant, Sir Walter Maurice, Walter The inner house Produced by Graeme Mackreth and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Inner House" by Walter Besant is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story opens in a world shaped by scientific advancements that allow humanity to escape the inevitability of aging and death. Within this context, the main character, a professor named Dr. Schwarzbaum, prepares to reveal a groundbreaking discovery: a means for humans to prolong their vitality indefinitely. The narrative explores themes of science, societal structure, and the human experience as characters confront the implications of a life without natural limits. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to an eager audience at the Royal Institution, anxiously awaiting the professor's revelation about a new discovery that could drastically alter existence. The atmosphere is charged with speculation about how this discovery might change human society, whether that be through instantaneous transportation, artificial food, or an explosive new weapon. The professor ultimately unveils an astonishing ability to prolong life indefinitely, sparking a range of emotional responses among the audience—from awe to existential dread. As the scene unfolds, it sets the stage for a deeper exploration of this new world, primarily focusing on how such a gift of extended life can impact relationships, societal structures, and individual desires. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Dystopias -- Fiction Immortality -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 372161 372167 2024-09-21T16:54:09.308101 2023-09-22T13:24:02.475885 text/html text/html 374168 2016-05-27T13:04:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 165052 2016-05-27T13:04:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 172937 2024-09-21T16:54:13.680125 application/epub+zip 177545 2024-09-21T16:54:09.895155 application/epub+zip 175994 2024-09-21T16:54:09.599112 application/epub+zip 288082 2024-09-21T16:54:17.027073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267288 2024-09-21T16:54:13.380109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265994 2022-09-23T19:31:25.689511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357911 357719 2024-09-21T16:54:08.820157 2023-09-22T13:24:01.872882 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 357826 2016-05-27T13:04:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 134097 2016-05-27T13:04:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18933 2024-09-21T16:54:17.152067 application/rdf+xml 13977 2024-09-21T16:54:09.667106 image/jpeg 2650 2024-09-21T16:54:09.632112 image/jpeg 165280 2024-09-21T16:54:09.345103 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia