Project Gutenberg 2005-12-19 Public domain in the USA. 144 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. The Runaway Skyscraper Produced from the February 22, 1919 issue of Argosy magazine. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Runaway_Skyscraper Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Runaway Skyscraper" by Murray Leinster is a science fiction novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around a mysterious event that causes a skyscraper in New York City to inexplicably transport its occupants back in time, leading them to experience life in a primitive setting long before the discovery of America. This intriguing plot tackles themes of survival, adaptation, and the challenges posed by a drastic shift in the world around the characters. The narrative follows Arthur Chamberlain, a young engineer, and his stenographer, Estelle Woodward, as they navigate the bewildering and dangerous reality of their new environment after the skyscraper begins to spin backward in time. As they face uncertainty and the fear of starvation, Arthur emerges as a leader among the other occupants, initiating various self-sustaining measures and attempting to communicate with the indigenous people they encounter. The relationship between Arthur and Estelle develops amidst the chaos, and their connection symbolizes hope and resilience as they adapt to their circumstances. The novel intricately blends elements of suspense, romance, and adventure as the characters strive to uncover the mystery behind their situation and find a way back to their original timeline. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 125494 2025-07-07T10:59:49.518794 text/html 121762 2020-12-13T12:10:04 text/html 60611 2025-07-07T10:59:51.688784 application/epub+zip 61149 2025-07-07T10:59:49.855870 application/epub+zip 61150 2025-07-07T10:59:49.666820 application/epub+zip 190828 2025-07-07T10:59:53.188789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183106 2025-07-07T10:59:51.496833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109548 2022-09-08T10:40:04.209690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114286 2025-07-07T10:59:49.336803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 114109 2020-12-13T12:10:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20356 2025-07-07T10:59:53.310794 application/rdf+xml 14634 2025-07-07T10:59:49.731828 image/jpeg 2428 2025-07-07T10:59:49.699789 image/jpeg 58243 2020-12-13T12:10:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 43099 2020-12-13T12:10:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 58652 2025-07-07T10:59:49.530792 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia