The Gift by Melvin Sturgis

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/65298.html.images 43 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/65298.epub3.images 459 kB Send
to
kindle
email:

EPUB (older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/65298.epub.images 458 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/65298.epub.noimages 143 kB
Kindle https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/65298.kf8.images 1.1 MB
older Kindles https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/65298.kindle.images 1.1 MB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/65298.txt.utf-8 37 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/65298/pg65298-h.zip 4.0 MB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Sturgis, Melvin
Illustrator Fuqua, Robert, 1905-1959
Title The Gift
Note Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net
Summary "The Gift" by Melvin Sturgis is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The narrative centers on a boy named Carl Sloan, who possesses the miraculous ability to heal others. However, this extraordinary power leads him to face persecution and misunderstanding from society, which views his gifts as a threat rather than a boon. The story unfolds in a courtroom setting, where Carl's past is examined in light of a tragic incident that resulted in several deaths during a chaotic public demonstration of his healing powers. Through various witnesses, including childhood acquaintances and school officials, we learn how Carl's gifts isolated him rather than fostered relationships, leading to his eventual institutionalization. As he matures, he struggles with the repercussions of his abilities and the difficult relationship he has with a society that deems him dangerous. The book explores themes of acceptance, the nature of miracles, and society's fear of those who are different, culminating in a poignant and unsettling conclusion as Carl's fate is sealed by a system unwilling to comprehend his true nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Subject Science fiction
Subject Short stories
Subject Healers -- Fiction
Subject Trials -- Fiction
Subject Psychic ability -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 65298
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 57 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!