Project Gutenberg 2016-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 132 Gault, William Campbell 1910 1995 Gault, William C. Woromay, Lawrence 1927 2007 Woromay, L. Woromay, Larry Made to Measure Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction January 1951 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Made to Measure" by William Campbell Gault is a science fiction novella written during the early 1950s. The story explores themes of idealism and human relationships in a future where technology can craft perfect companions. The narrative centers around Joe, a troubled husband who believes he can create a flawless wife through advanced robotics and cybernetics, reflecting on the complexities of desire, love, and imperfection in human connections. In the story, Joe grows increasingly dissatisfied with his wife, Vera, who he finds sentimental and unfulfilling. Driven by his desire for perfection, he constructs a new wife, Alice, equipped with a cybernetic brain modeled after his own. Initially, Alice seems like the answer to Joe's troubles, as she embodies his ideal vision of a partner. However, she quickly develops her own identity, eventually preferring Joe’s colleague, Burke, over him. This turn of events forces Joe to confront his misguided notions of love and companionship, leading him to seek reconciliation with Vera, whom he ultimately realizes he truly loves. As the narrative unfolds, it highlights the inherent flaws in human relationships and raises questions about the essence of love and the danger of idealization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Robots -- Fiction Spouses -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 69946 2025-07-20T12:56:15.472583 text/html 46485 2024-10-23T00:02:38 text/html 539781 2025-07-20T12:56:17.479600 application/epub+zip 539715 2025-07-20T12:56:15.879616 application/epub+zip 94484 2025-07-20T12:56:15.651562 application/epub+zip 581605 2025-07-20T12:56:18.776567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574221 2025-07-20T12:56:17.257584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129738 2022-09-23T09:59:41.426945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61543 2025-07-20T12:56:15.298574 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41705 2024-10-23T00:02:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18857 2025-07-20T12:56:18.903568 application/rdf+xml 21464 2025-07-20T12:56:15.722605 image/jpeg 3803 2025-07-20T12:56:15.686588 image/jpeg 481287 2025-07-20T12:56:15.493637 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