Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 64 Bellamy, Edward 1850 1898 Dr. Heidenhoff's Process Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Malcolm Farmer "Dr. Heidenhoff's Process" by Edward Bellamy is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative begins in a rural setting during a prayer meeting in the village of Newville, where themes of morality, redemption, and personal struggle are introduced through the character George Bayley. Bayley, having faced disgrace from a past theft, grapples with the concepts of sin and forgiveness, which sets the stage for deeper discussions about human nature and societal expectations. The opening portion paints a vivid picture of a typical prayer meeting, marked by a sense of routine and ritual. The atmosphere is interrupted when George Bayley rises to speak, sharing his profound sense of shame and disillusionment with the idea of salvation. His candid expression of inner turmoil captivates the attention of the attendees, highlighting their reactions intertwined with pity and confusion. Among the other characters, Henry Burr and Madeline Brand are introduced as a budding romantic pair, whose relationship is complicated by the societal dynamics influenced by George's tragic narrative. As George's plight unfolds, it raises questions about the nature of self-worth and the human experience, laying the groundwork for a complex exploration of individual choices amidst communal judgment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Thought and thinking -- Fiction Human experimentation in psychology -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 212353 212171 2024-10-03T11:58:30.435932 2023-10-03T10:28:09.270088 text/html text/html 211765 2020-12-30T06:40:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 80097 2020-12-30T06:40:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 148671 2024-10-03T11:58:35.854881 application/epub+zip 151358 2024-10-03T11:58:32.270909 application/epub+zip 151358 2024-10-03T11:58:31.086899 application/epub+zip 280554 2024-10-03T11:58:38.454931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271425 2024-10-03T11:58:35.184996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229692 2022-09-04T04:19:37.085230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202844 202828 2024-10-03T11:58:29.992914 2023-10-03T10:28:08.824105 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 202701 2020-12-30T06:40:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77748 2020-12-30T06:40:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20574 2024-10-03T11:58:38.591856 application/rdf+xml 12837 2024-10-03T11:58:31.643906 image/jpeg 3703 2024-10-03T11:58:31.366900 image/jpeg 146768 2024-10-03T11:58:30.456904 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