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 Project Gutenberg 2007-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 92 Leiber, Fritz 1910 1992 Leiber, Fritz Reuter Wood, Wallace 1927 1981 Wood, Wally Bread Overhead Produced from Galaxy February 1958. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Bread Overhead" by Fritz Leiber is a satirical science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. Set in a future where automation and technology are dominant, the narrative humorously explores the absurdity of a world where bread-making machines inadvertently create flying loaves of bread. The story touches on themes of consumerism, technological mishaps, and the intersections of corporate ambition and marketing folly. The plot unfolds in a dystopian future marked by mechanized processes, where innovative efforts to create a lighter bread result in a catastrophic error. The protagonist, Roger Snedden, substitutes hydrogen for helium in an effort to circumvent a government ban on helium, leading to an unexpected phenomenon: lossy loaves of bread taking to the skies. This chaos instigates a global spectacle, causing panic among citizens and confusion among authorities. As the bread floats across the landscape, it triggers various reactions—ranging from humor and joy to fear and governmental response—culminating in a comedic exploration of human behavior in response to bizarre circumstances. Ultimately, amidst the chaos and hilarity, the story delivers a commentary on the often absurd consequences of technological progress and consumer culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories Business -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 60739 2025-07-09T11:11:31.498863 text/html 57078 2007-09-11T15:05:00 text/html 262969 2025-07-09T11:11:35.483866 application/epub+zip 261753 2025-07-09T11:11:33.175873 application/epub+zip 83209 2025-07-09T11:11:32.069848 application/epub+zip 428701 2025-07-09T11:11:37.152833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421524 2025-07-09T11:11:34.775882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119312 2022-09-10T13:56:39.473935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 52526 2025-07-09T11:11:31.235875 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52444 2007-09-11T15:05:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41383 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 144303 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 75742 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 76822 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 72183 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 2081843 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 71172 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 75093 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 73864 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 70736 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 74367 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 75550 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 1852271 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 1944244 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 75667 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 71476 2007-06-13T16:32:18 application/octet-stream 21025 2025-07-09T11:11:37.276832 application/rdf+xml 10437 2025-07-09T11:11:32.545863 image/jpeg 3043 2025-07-09T11:11:32.305866 image/jpeg 201839 2007-09-11T15:05:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 21334 2007-09-11T15:05:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 261656 2025-07-09T11:11:31.512869 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia