Project Gutenberg 2016-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 106 Hutchins, Roy The Nostalgia Gene Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction November 1954 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Nostalgia Gene" by Roy Hutchins is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. This tale explores the concept of time travel and the deeply rooted longing for a simpler past, encapsulated in the experiences of the protagonist, Edgar Evans. The story reflects on themes of nostalgia and human connection, highlighting how an individual's personal history intersects with broader societal trends. In the narrative, Edgar Evans, struggling with feelings of alienation in a modern world, decides to build a time machine to escape to the 1890s, where he finds himself more at home. After he successfully travels back in time, initially embracing a life filled with charm and manners, he eventually realizes the complexities of nostalgia as he witnesses changing values through generations. The plot unfolds through Edgar's family, revealing how the so-called "nostalgia gene" is passed down, leading future generations to confront their own desires for the past. As tensions rise in their contemporary world, the story culminates in a collective journey back to a time before the complexities of modern life, embodying the ultimate escape for those burdened by the weight of their current reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 57338 2025-06-20T13:13:15.662124 text/html 33706 2024-10-22T23:45:52 text/html 190226 2025-06-20T13:13:17.787196 application/epub+zip 189080 2025-06-20T13:13:16.076212 application/epub+zip 83809 2025-06-20T13:13:15.850193 application/epub+zip 226713 2025-06-20T13:13:19.220120 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219372 2025-06-20T13:13:17.532175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114333 2022-09-23T07:53:24.228142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50610 2023-09-22T07:35:51.629454 text/plain 30903 2024-10-22T23:45:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15923 2025-06-20T13:13:19.349151 application/rdf+xml 25756 2025-06-20T13:13:15.930141 image/jpeg 4408 2025-06-20T13:13:15.890177 image/jpeg 171991 2025-06-20T13:13:15.676126 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