Project Gutenberg 2007-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 181 Leftwich, Edmund Harry Leftwich, Edmund H. The Bell Tone Produced from Comet July 1941 Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Bell Tone" by Edmund Harry Leftwich is a science fiction novella written during the early 20th century. The story explores themes of communication, obsession, and the psychological consequences of scientific experimentation, specifically focusing on the interactions between humans and ants through unique radio-wave communication. The narrative follows Professor Howard E. Edwards, an expert in radio communications, who becomes increasingly obsessed with understanding the complex communication methods of ants. As he conducts experiments using his radio equipment to transmit thoughts to the ants, he unwittingly forms a mental connection that alters his perception and leads to disturbing behavior. His experiments take a dark turn as he realizes that his actions are causing harm to the ants, which results in a psychological struggle within him. This culminates in a tragic conclusion, where the tension between scientific curiosity and moral responsibility leads to Edwards's demise, ultimately illustrating the perilous nature of unchecked ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 36123 2025-06-09T11:34:50.414754 text/html 32403 2007-08-31T08:36:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 82663 2007-08-31T08:36:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 141539 2025-06-09T11:34:54.303750 application/epub+zip 140334 2025-06-09T11:34:52.097731 application/epub+zip 70285 2025-06-09T11:34:50.962747 application/epub+zip 238214 2025-06-09T11:34:56.001714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231676 2025-06-09T11:34:53.661739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 90600 2022-09-10T13:14:33.783169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 30327 2025-06-09T11:34:50.148726 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30243 2007-08-31T08:36:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11483 2007-08-31T08:36:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18537 2025-06-09T11:34:56.147691 application/rdf+xml 9583 2025-06-09T11:34:51.526706 image/jpeg 2739 2025-06-09T11:34:51.240772 image/jpeg 138460 2025-06-09T11:34:50.424739 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