Project Gutenberg 2009-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 286 Lewis, Richard O. Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly A Bottle of Old Wine Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction July 1953. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Bottle of Old Wine" by Richard O. Lewis is a science fiction story written in the early 1950s. The narrative delves into themes of escapism, personal dissatisfaction, and the darker aspects of human desire in a futuristic setting where technology allows individuals to separate their physical bodies from their consciousness. The plot revolves around Herbert Hyrel, a man who feels trapped in his mundane life and desires to escape—ultimately culminating in a grim contemplation of murder for financial gain and personal liberation. The story follows Herbert Hyrel as he grapples with deep resentment towards his wife, who financially controls him. The narrative explores his secret use of a telporter suit, which enables him to liberate his consciousness and indulge in a hedonistic lifestyle at an exclusive club catering to escapists. However, his desperation leads him to contemplate killing his wife in order to seize her wealth. As he attempts to embrace his newfound freedom with a woman he desires, he is ultimately betrayed, leading to a shocking and tragic conclusion that highlights the perils of escapism and the consequences of unbridled ambition. The story combines elements of psychological tension with a critique of social dynamics in a speculative future. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 48274 2025-10-12T10:09:57.068341 text/html 24210 2024-10-24T20:21:10 text/html 275614 2025-10-12T10:10:00.806321 application/epub+zip 273951 2025-10-12T10:09:58.648349 application/epub+zip 85324 2025-10-12T10:09:57.581351 application/epub+zip 383047 2025-10-12T10:10:02.486398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374907 2025-10-12T10:10:00.138372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121510 2022-09-14T04:00:45.597762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41292 2025-10-12T10:09:56.816407 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21439 2024-10-24T20:21:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16996 2025-10-12T10:10:02.613329 application/rdf+xml 11164 2025-10-12T10:09:58.069340 image/jpeg 3146 2025-10-12T10:09:57.824369 image/jpeg 272356 2025-10-12T10:09:57.081385 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