Project Gutenberg 2009-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 124 Farmer, Philip José 1918 2009 Farmer, Philip Jose They Twinkled Like Jewels Produced from Fantastic Universe January 1954. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "They Twinkled Like Jewels" by Philip José Farmer is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The story is set in a dystopian future where societal issues of transience and mental illness are prevalent, exploring themes of survival, identity, and the quest for freedom amidst oppressive governmental control. Farmer's narrative examines the lives of marginalized individuals struggling against a system that classifies them as schizophrenics or societal outcasts. The plot follows Jack Crane, who finds himself in a treacherous situation after being captured by agents of a regime that seeks to rehabilitate the homeless and mentally ill. As he is transported to a rehabilitation camp, Jack reflects on his life as a transient and the circumstances that led him there. Throughout his captivity, mysterious figures, symbolic of a darker reality, entangle him in a web of psychological manipulation and disillusionment. Ultimately, Jack's experiences culminate in a surreal confrontation with the nature of his reality, as he grapples with the haunting consequences of his pursuits and the enigmatic power represented by the rose-tinted spectacles that reveal the truths of his subconscious. The novella closes on a haunting note, illuminating the complexity of human desire and the depths of despair in a world where hope seems elusive. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 65840 2025-07-12T08:16:21.619795 text/html 61858 2021-01-05T09:44:30 text/html 173991 2025-07-12T08:16:26.695785 application/epub+zip 172301 2025-07-12T08:16:24.406789 application/epub+zip 82568 2025-07-12T08:16:23.342796 application/epub+zip 282450 2025-07-12T08:16:28.378775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274005 2025-07-12T08:16:26.023811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162828 2022-09-13T15:59:18.787674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58536 2025-07-12T08:16:21.360828 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58332 2021-01-05T09:44:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58323 2021-01-05T09:44:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21476 2025-07-12T08:16:28.499750 application/rdf+xml 13298 2025-07-12T08:16:23.830812 image/jpeg 3636 2025-07-12T08:16:23.586786 image/jpeg 23642 2021-01-05T09:44:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 98868 2021-01-05T09:44:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 23622 2021-01-05T09:44:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 172415 2025-07-12T08:16:21.632784 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