Project Gutenberg 2015-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 99 Robin, Ralph 1914 1983 Kweskin, Sam 1924 2005 Kweskin, Irving Sam Business For the Lawyers Produced from Other Worlds March 1953 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Business For the Lawyers" by Ralph Robin is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The book explores themes of scientific ambition and the complex relationships within a society governed by strict social laws and guilds. The central topic revolves around a young apprentice physicist, Bump-arch, who must complete a time travel experiment to secure his place in the Guild of Scientists, thus navigating the potential pitfalls of failure and societal expectations. The story follows Bump-arch on the Day of the Candidate, where he attempts to conduct an ambitious demonstration that involves time travel, a long-held belief deemed impossible by the scientific community. His journey is intertwined with the lives of his friends, particularly Proudwalk, a journeywoman biologist, who harbors deep feelings for him. Together, they dare to defy societal norms by secretly contracting a Private Law marriage, which could lead to severe consequences if discovered by Public Law enforcers. As tensions rise with the introduction of guild authorities and the potential repercussions of their actions, Bump-arch's experiment unfolds in unexpected ways, illustrating a blend of personal stakes and broader societal challenges, ultimately highlighting the entwinement of love, ambition, and the legal ramifications in their world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 61301 2025-07-20T05:02:34.922926 text/html 37710 2024-10-24T17:54:57 text/html 196584 2025-07-20T05:02:36.636951 application/epub+zip 195408 2025-07-20T05:02:35.231916 application/epub+zip 89686 2025-07-20T05:02:35.055910 application/epub+zip 234977 2025-07-20T05:02:37.834962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227871 2025-07-20T05:02:36.367948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122269 2022-09-22T14:02:21.392905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54293 2025-07-20T05:02:34.815958 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34519 2024-10-24T17:54:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18277 2025-07-20T05:02:37.956897 application/rdf+xml 23026 2025-07-20T05:02:35.120929 image/jpeg 3833 2025-07-20T05:02:35.087914 image/jpeg 179509 2025-07-20T05:02:34.933943 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