Project Gutenberg 2019-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 135 Jacobs, Sylvia Young Man from Elsewhen Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1961 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Young Man from Elsewhen" by Sylvia Jacobs is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The narrative explores the themes of aging and identity through the lens of time travel, as the protagonist, an elderly man named George, encounters a young man from a future time. The story delves into the existential implications of exchanging bodies and the experiences that come with age, memory, and the desire for vitality. The plot centers around George, an elderly man in a wheelchair, who is on a train journey to visit his daughter, Edna. During the trip, he meets Sandane, a young man who reveals he is from a time beyond George's own. Sandane proposes a radical body swap in which George would obtain a youthful body while Sandane would take over George's aging form, which is nearing its end. As the two navigate their unusual bond, George considers the implications of living life anew, the temporary nature of their arrangement, and what it means to truly embrace life at any age. The story culminates in a surprising and poignant conclusion that leaves George contemplating his newfound freedom against the backdrop of inevitable mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction California -- Fiction Railroad travel -- Fiction Older men -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 54969 2025-07-24T08:54:23.261784 text/html 31183 2024-10-17T15:29:09 text/html 89966 2025-07-24T08:54:25.077782 application/epub+zip 88796 2025-07-24T08:54:23.651790 application/epub+zip 88795 2025-07-24T08:54:23.424765 application/epub+zip 125320 2025-07-24T08:54:26.459780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118468 2025-07-24T08:54:24.859777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118603 2022-09-27T14:57:59.383708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48511 2025-07-24T08:54:23.127797 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28681 2024-10-17T15:29:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16646 2025-07-24T08:54:26.597758 application/rdf+xml 25533 2025-07-24T08:54:23.514772 image/jpeg 4518 2025-07-24T08:54:23.467786 image/jpeg 285642 2025-07-24T08:54:23.274778 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