http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60886.opds 2024-11-09T23:55:24Z Time Payment by Sylvia Jacobs Free eBooks since 1971. Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org webmaster@gutenberg.org https://www.gutenberg.org/gutenberg/favicon.ico 25 1 2024-11-09T23:55:24Z Time Payment

This edition had all images removed.

Title: Time Payment

Note: Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Time Payment" by Sylvia Jacobs is a science fiction short story likely written in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around time travel and its implications on memory and consciousness, exploring the themes of redemption and transformation. The plot centers on Slick Tennant, a gangster who plans to escape law enforcement by using a time-travel machine created by Dr. Richard Porter. The story unfolds as Slick Tennant, desperate to evade capture, kidnaps Dr. Porter and his son, Dickie, to force Porter to use his Metachronoscope, a device that allows users to experience a compressed version of the future. Slick opts for a twenty-year leap into the future, believing he can start anew. However, the tale takes a poignant turn as Slick emerges into a vastly changed world, grappling with the consequences of his past while experiencing genuine emotions for the first time. Ultimately, he finds a connection with Dickie Porter, hinting at redemption and personal growth despite his earlier criminal life. The narrative concludes with Slick's passing, suggesting a reflective commentary on human experience and the possibility of change, serving as a philosophical exploration of identity and time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Jacobs, Sylvia

Illustrator: Ritter, Bob

EBook No.: 60886

Published: Dec 9, 2019

Downloads: 71

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Time travel -- Fiction

Subject: Gangsters -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:60886:2 2019-12-09T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Ritter, Bob Jacobs, Sylvia en 1
2024-11-09T23:55:24Z Time Payment

This edition has images.

Title: Time Payment

Note: Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Time Payment" by Sylvia Jacobs is a science fiction short story likely written in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around time travel and its implications on memory and consciousness, exploring the themes of redemption and transformation. The plot centers on Slick Tennant, a gangster who plans to escape law enforcement by using a time-travel machine created by Dr. Richard Porter. The story unfolds as Slick Tennant, desperate to evade capture, kidnaps Dr. Porter and his son, Dickie, to force Porter to use his Metachronoscope, a device that allows users to experience a compressed version of the future. Slick opts for a twenty-year leap into the future, believing he can start anew. However, the tale takes a poignant turn as Slick emerges into a vastly changed world, grappling with the consequences of his past while experiencing genuine emotions for the first time. Ultimately, he finds a connection with Dickie Porter, hinting at redemption and personal growth despite his earlier criminal life. The narrative concludes with Slick's passing, suggesting a reflective commentary on human experience and the possibility of change, serving as a philosophical exploration of identity and time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Jacobs, Sylvia

Illustrator: Ritter, Bob

EBook No.: 60886

Published: Dec 9, 2019

Downloads: 71

Language: English

Subject: Science fiction

Subject: Short stories

Subject: Time travel -- Fiction

Subject: Gangsters -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:60886:3 2019-12-09T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Ritter, Bob Jacobs, Sylvia en 1