Project Gutenberg 2016-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 53 Bartholomew, Stephen Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The Hermit of Mars Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Hermit of Mars" by Stephen Bartholomew is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around Martin Devere, an aged archaeologist who becomes the sole human inhabitant of Mars after the Project Mars initiative is abandoned. The book explores themes of isolation, the pursuit of knowledge, and the relationship between humanity and technology in the context of a richly imagined Martian civilization. The story unfolds as Devere enjoys his solitary life, conducting archaeological work and studying ancient Martian artifacts. His quiet routine is disrupted by the arrival of two men with ulterior motives, who seek to construct a dangerous bomb on the planet. Tension builds as the intruders threaten Devere's world and delve into their destructive plans. Ultimately, it is revealed that Devere possesses an ancient digging tool that he cleverly uses to protect himself and retaliate against them, leading to an unexpected conclusion. Throughout the novel, Devere contemplates the legacy of the Martians, who thrived on art and science but lacked the technology that led to their eventual extinction, paralleling his views on humanity's direction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories Mars (Planet) -- Fiction Archaeologists -- Fiction Weapons -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 55209 55211 2024-09-22T06:04:58.171696 2023-09-23T04:42:00.628347 text/html text/html 51770 2016-09-14T11:16:04 text/html; charset=us-ascii 119105 2016-09-14T11:16:06 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 132980 2024-09-22T06:05:00.030694 application/epub+zip 131902 2024-09-22T06:04:58.566681 application/epub+zip 82850 2024-09-22T06:04:58.351747 application/epub+zip 168814 2024-09-22T06:05:01.357669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161754 2024-09-22T06:04:59.819781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112751 2022-09-24T04:55:38.930032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48617 48522 2024-09-22T06:04:58.036752 2023-09-23T04:42:00.459300 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 48805 2016-09-14T11:16:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18696 2016-09-14T11:16:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19522 2024-09-22T06:05:01.505660 application/rdf+xml 29762 2024-09-22T06:04:58.431692 image/jpeg 4843 2024-09-22T06:04:58.394778 image/jpeg 119984 2024-09-22T06:04:58.180684 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