Project Gutenberg 2007-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 114 Janifer, Laurence M. 1933 2002 Janifer, Laurence Mark Harris, Larry M. Logan, William Janifer, Larry Harris, Laurence Mark Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH Charley de Milo Produced from Astounding Science Fiction May 1959. Produced by Greg Weeks, Bruce Albrecht, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Charley de Milo" by Laurence M. Janifer is a science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The story follows Charley, a performer known as the "Armless Wonder" in a carnival, who faces an existential dilemma when a former professor, now a scientist, offers him the chance to regain his lost arms through a revolutionary limb regeneration technique. This premise leads to a deeper exploration of identity, societal perceptions of disability, and the true meaning of normalcy amidst the changing landscape of scientific discovery. The narrative unfolds as Charley grapples with the implications of accepting his professor's offer. While the prospect of gaining arms is alluring, he also fears losing the unique identity and status he has cultivated as a sideshow act. Charley's journey reflects his internal struggle and the tension between personal contentment and societal expectations. The plot intensifies as he becomes aware of a declining audience and the emerging dominance of science over traditional performance art, prompting him to reconsider his life choices and ultimately seek his way back to acceptance in a world that feels increasingly alien to him. Through Charley's experiences, the novel raises poignant questions about what it means to be "normal" and the price of fitting into societal norms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 86453 2025-08-10T05:23:41.402890 text/html 83166 2021-01-03T05:40:05 text/html 239617 2025-08-10T05:23:46.026869 application/epub+zip 239800 2025-08-10T05:23:43.354866 application/epub+zip 95496 2025-08-10T05:23:42.031880 application/epub+zip 495731 2025-08-10T05:23:47.921880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487165 2025-08-10T05:23:45.121912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156105 2022-09-11T07:35:40.172554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77202 2025-08-10T05:23:41.087853 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77148 2021-01-03T05:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19856 2025-08-10T05:23:48.051812 application/rdf+xml 12723 2025-08-10T05:23:42.519871 image/jpeg 3324 2025-08-10T05:23:42.274894 image/jpeg 178124 2021-01-03T05:40:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 28759 2021-01-03T05:40:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 239847 2025-08-10T05:23:41.421867 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 en.wikipedia