Project Gutenberg 2010-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 206 Turner, Robert Freas, Kelly 1922 2005 Freas, Frank Kelly Success Story Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction January 1953. Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Success Story" by Robert Turner is a science fiction narrative penned in the early 1950s. The book explores the journey of Jefferson McKinney, a man marked by profound tragedies and struggles throughout his life, ultimately leading to a momentous achievement that seems to unravel into chaos. The novel presents a poignant exploration of both personal and societal themes, including the nature of success and the fragility of life amid adversity. The story follows Jeff McKinney from a troubled childhood marked by trauma, including the loss of his parents and extreme poverty, to adulthood where he grapples with love and betrayal. After a violent incident with his unfaithful wife, Jeff descends into despair but eventually begins to rebuild his life, finding solace in chemistry and ultimately achieving great success as a scientist. As he receives accolades for a groundbreaking drug discovery, his moment of triumph is shattered by a cataclysmic event. The narrative concludes with the birth of his son, signifying both hope and a cyclical pattern of struggle and success, leaving readers to ponder the complexities of existence and the true meaning of achievement in the face of life's unpredictability. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 35745 2025-10-13T10:03:44.901457 text/html 31904 2021-01-06T17:42:25 text/html 341703 2025-10-13T10:03:49.400432 application/epub+zip 340398 2025-10-13T10:03:46.926513 application/epub+zip 79185 2025-10-13T10:03:45.452453 application/epub+zip 1320923 2025-10-13T10:03:50.892512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1313782 2025-10-13T10:03:48.347469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118784 2022-09-15T06:19:11.091051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29790 2025-10-13T10:03:44.675454 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29632 2021-01-06T17:42:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18722 2025-10-13T10:03:51.022452 application/rdf+xml 11950 2025-10-13T10:03:45.941462 image/jpeg 3268 2025-10-13T10:03:45.694498 image/jpeg 271929 2021-01-06T17:42:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 11527 2021-01-06T17:42:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 337489 2025-10-13T10:03:44.912482 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