Project Gutenberg 2009-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 255 De Courcy, John Courcy, John de De Courcy, Dorothy Courcy, Dorothy de Foundling on Venus Produced from Fantastic Universe March 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Foundling on Venus" by John De Courcy and Dorothy De Courcy is a science fiction short story likely written in the early to mid-20th century. The narrative is set on the harsh and inhospitable planet Venus, exploring themes of survival, humanity, and the influence of environment on behavior. It centers on a young, mysterious foundling in a society characterized by chaos and misery. The story begins with the introduction of a small child, abandoned and alone in the dangerous streets of New Reno, a rough settlement on Venus. Jane, a waitress, discovers him and, despite the harsh realities of their planet, takes him into a café to care for him. As Jane feeds and comforts the little boy, his background remains shrouded in mystery until a revelation occurs: he is not merely a human child but an alien being disguised in a mask. This twist emphasizes the themes of alienation and the capacity for kindness in a bleak environment, as Jane connects with the child on a deeper level, hinting at a larger narrative about identity and belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Venus (Planet) -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 45490 2025-06-12T07:14:46.661952 text/html 41422 2021-01-05T05:45:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 136740 2021-01-05T05:45:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 213040 2025-06-12T07:14:52.316895 application/epub+zip 211384 2025-06-12T07:14:49.788997 application/epub+zip 75885 2025-06-12T07:14:48.538929 application/epub+zip 327007 2025-06-12T07:14:54.114909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319149 2025-06-12T07:14:51.529896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171401 2022-09-13T13:56:14.936152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 38512 2025-06-12T07:14:46.376927 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38437 2021-01-05T05:45:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14998 2021-01-05T05:45:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19036 2025-06-12T07:14:54.275885 application/rdf+xml 15706 2025-06-12T07:14:49.110947 image/jpeg 3732 2025-06-12T07:14:48.822959 image/jpeg 214960 2025-06-12T07:14:46.673962 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