Project Gutenberg 2007-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 127 Young, Robert F. 1915 1986 Young, Robert Franklin The Servant Problem Produced from “Analog Science Fact Science Fiction” November 1962. Produced by Greg Weeks, Iain Arnell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Servant Problem" by Robert F. Young is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The narrative centers around a small-town inventor named Francis Pfleuger, who unintentionally creates a cosmic doorway through which his entire town finds an escape to a new world. The book explores themes of community, humanity's search for better living conditions, and the humorous yet poignant consequences of their exodus. The story unfolds as a real estate agent named Philip Myles arrives in the seemingly deserted town of Valleyview to appraise properties for Judith Darrow, the last resident. As Philip delves deeper into his work, he learns about the mysterious circumstances that led the townsfolk to abandon their homes for Pfleugersville, a flourishing utopia on a distant planet. The narrative intricately weaves together moments of humor through quirky inventions, philosophical reflections on human nature, and a love story blossoming amid the bizarre situation. Ultimately, the tension between staying in the known versus pursuing an uncertain but potentially better future culminates in a witty and heartwarming exploration of belonging and aspiration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 90424 2025-08-09T14:10:10.743389 text/html 89088 2007-10-29T08:29:56 text/html 477416 2025-08-09T14:10:14.672398 application/epub+zip 477658 2025-08-09T14:10:12.352359 application/epub+zip 103652 2025-08-09T14:10:11.316403 application/epub+zip 579486 2025-08-09T14:10:16.461353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 572045 2025-08-09T14:10:14.063397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174359 2022-09-11T04:26:16.832448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82291 2025-08-09T14:10:10.453388 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82201 2007-10-29T08:29:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82217 2007-10-29T08:29:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1809570 2007-06-14T17:00:52 application/octet-stream 790255 2007-06-14T17:00:52 application/octet-stream 41380 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 80808 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 77516 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 78338 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 78338 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 77037 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 78134 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 727741 2007-06-14T17:00:52 application/octet-stream 76933 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 1162548 2007-06-14T17:00:52 application/octet-stream 58431 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 76996 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 73957 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 81043 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 75043 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 103984 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 104137 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 966067 2007-06-14T17:00:52 application/octet-stream 84228 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 77994 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 79839 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 76894 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 79109 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 81478 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 665431 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 78870 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 671602 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 76070 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 80375 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 80585 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 80130 2007-06-14T17:00:54 application/octet-stream 46246 2025-08-09T14:10:16.662353 application/rdf+xml 13622 2025-08-09T14:10:11.808371 image/jpeg 3595 2025-08-09T14:10:11.564362 image/jpeg 31931 2007-10-29T08:29:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 394185 2007-10-29T08:29:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 31905 2007-10-29T08:29:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 467102 2025-08-09T14:10:10.768395 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