Project Gutenberg 2009-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 230 Herbert, Frank 1920 1986 Herbert, Franklin Patrick, Jr. Old Rambling House Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction April 1958. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Rambling_House Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Old Rambling House" by Frank Herbert is a science fiction short story published in the late 1950s. The narrative focuses on the experience of Ted and Martha Graham, a couple seeking a new home. Their desire for a stable abode transforms into a surreal ordeal when they find themselves entangled in a bizarre and unsettling situation after attempting to trade their trailer for what seems to be an extravagant house. The story unfolds as the Grahams meet the mysterious Clint Rush and his wife, who offer them their seemingly luxurious home in an unusual trade. As they explore the house, they are confronted by strange occurrences and an unsettling sense of being manipulated. They soon discover that they have inadvertently become part of the machinations of an alien species, the Rojac, who have abducted them for their own purposes. Ted, identified as a tax accountant, finds himself thrust into a role he intends to resist, especially concerning the fate of their unborn child, raising questions about autonomy, family, and the nature of home. The plot culminates in a tense revelation, revealing a deeper commentary on the concepts of belonging and the potential sacrifices for the greater good. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 42723 2025-06-12T08:47:56.957454 text/html 38856 2021-01-05T08:47:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii 164562 2021-01-05T08:47:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 236036 2025-06-12T08:48:02.437894 application/epub+zip 234393 2025-06-12T08:47:59.877959 application/epub+zip 78219 2025-06-12T08:47:58.602938 application/epub+zip 361357 2025-06-12T08:48:04.282854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353490 2025-06-12T08:48:01.611912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148542 2022-09-13T15:38:37.423910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35692 2025-06-12T08:47:56.600417 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35529 2021-01-05T08:47:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13772 2021-01-05T08:47:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19289 2025-06-12T08:48:04.442921 application/rdf+xml 13843 2025-06-12T08:47:59.175936 image/jpeg 3559 2025-06-12T08:47:58.890914 image/jpeg 233226 2025-06-12T08:47:56.973467 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