Project Gutenberg 2020-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 139 McDowell, Robert Emmett 1914 1975 McDowell, Emmett Anderson, Murphy 1926 2015 Anderson, Murphy Clyde, Jr. Anderson, M. C. The Happy Castaway Produced from Planet Stories Spring 1945 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Happy Castaway" by Robert Emmett McDowell is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century, specifically during the 1940s. The story follows Jonathan Fawkes, a space pilot who becomes stranded on an asteroid after his freighter crashes. The central theme revolves around his unexpected situation of being surrounded by twenty-seven beautiful young women who were also marooned, exploring the dynamics of survival, gender roles, and the humorous complications of his predicament. The narrative begins with Fawkes regaining consciousness after the crash, where he meets Ann Clotilde, one of the young women she leads him to a makeshift camp with the others. As he navigates life among these amazons on the asteroid, he encounters various challenges, including their enthusiastic but chaotic attempts to claim him as a companion. The story balances adventure with humor as Jonathan grapples with his newfound reality, showcasing interactions that range from comical to awkward. Ultimately, when a group of explorers arrives to rescue him, Fawkes chooses to remain on the asteroid, warmly embracing his new life among the women, revealing his desire for autonomy and perhaps a simpler existence away from societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Castaways -- Fiction Asteroids -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels 52069 2025-07-25T07:48:12.114500 text/html 28291 2024-10-18T07:01:08 text/html 507049 2025-07-25T07:48:13.908476 application/epub+zip 505892 2025-07-25T07:48:12.543484 application/epub+zip 75899 2025-07-25T07:48:12.306480 application/epub+zip 541574 2025-07-25T07:48:15.073511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534559 2025-07-25T07:48:13.713498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104835 2022-09-28T15:41:49.390632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45593 2025-07-25T07:48:11.997480 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25826 2024-10-18T07:01:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18036 2025-07-25T07:48:15.259454 application/rdf+xml 32794 2025-07-25T07:48:12.413467 image/jpeg 5332 2025-07-25T07:48:12.357479 image/jpeg 436989 2025-07-25T07:48:12.129502 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