Project Gutenberg 2020-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 118 Lafferty, R. A. 1914 2002 Lafferty, Raphael Aloysius Seven-Day Terror Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1962 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Seven-Day Terror" by R. A. Lafferty is a whimsical collection of short stories written in the early 1960s. The narrative explores a peculiar sequence of events that unfolds in a neighborhood where everyday objects mysteriously vanish. The story blends elements of fantasy and humor, investigating the dynamics of creation, disappearance, and the oddities of childhood imagination through the eyes of young characters. The plot centers around Clarence Willoughby, a creative and precocious young boy who invents a "disappearer" using simple materials. As he tests his device on various objects, a cascade of disappearances ensues, leading to chaos in the neighborhood, where even fire hydrants and a cat vanish. Over the course of seven days, the community grapples with the growing terror of these unexplained events—not only are household items lost, but some residents also begin to vanish. The climax occurs when Clarence's sister, Clarissa, uses her wits to restore the items and beings to their rightful places, demonstrating a blend of childlike innocence and cleverness. The story ultimately examines the implications of creation, responsibility, and the humorous downside of unchecked power in an imaginative way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Siblings -- Fiction Children -- Fiction Inventions -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 40005 2025-06-24T09:29:02.192302 text/html 16161 2024-10-17T15:40:04 text/html 77943 2025-06-24T09:29:04.019288 application/epub+zip 76778 2025-06-24T09:29:02.602334 application/epub+zip 76778 2025-06-24T09:29:02.372325 application/epub+zip 112487 2025-06-24T09:29:05.310292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105118 2025-06-24T09:29:03.802290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105303 2022-09-27T15:46:17.502490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33590 2023-09-26T07:55:56.909814 text/plain 13788 2024-10-17T15:40:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17005 2025-06-24T09:29:05.464300 application/rdf+xml 25529 2025-06-24T09:29:02.463307 image/jpeg 4333 2025-06-24T09:29:02.416318 image/jpeg 251586 2025-06-24T09:29:02.203312 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