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 Project Gutenberg 2021-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 126 Curtis, Betsy 1917 2002 Curtis, Elizabeth M. Curtis, B. Raymond, Ramon The Old Ones Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1950 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Old Ones" by Betsy Curtis is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around the elderly subjects of Block Nineteen in a hospital that studies aging, who are facing existential crises as they grapple with their prolonged lifespans and feelings of uselessness. Key characters include Dr. Jules Farrar, who oversees their care, and Tim Daneshaw, a professor who reflects on their deteriorating mental states amidst rising incidents of suicide among the residents. At the start of the story, the tension mounts when two residents are discovered dead, leading Dr. Farrar and his staff to confront the underlying issues affecting the elderly community. The opening unfolds as Dr. Warner bursts into Farrar’s office with distressing news, propelling the narrative into discussions about the future of the inhabitants. Themes of mortality, usefulness, and societal neglect emerge as the staff respond to these tragedies, grappling with both external pressures and the emotional well-being of the aging individuals. As dissent grows, ideas about seeking a new life, possibly on a colony in Venus, begin to take form, suggesting a potential escape from their stifling environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Space flight -- Fiction Longevity -- Fiction Older people -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 133235 2025-07-26T03:56:56.949348 text/html 110566 2024-10-18T13:07:33 text/html 451480 2025-07-26T03:56:59.686322 application/epub+zip 452164 2025-07-26T03:56:57.539338 application/epub+zip 106800 2025-07-26T03:56:57.234339 application/epub+zip 509683 2025-07-26T03:57:01.389320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501404 2025-07-26T03:56:59.423354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156208 2022-09-29T09:48:46.719820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124605 2025-07-26T03:56:56.709347 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104816 2024-10-18T13:07:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17006 2025-07-26T03:57:01.546317 application/rdf+xml 28556 2025-07-26T03:56:57.350338 image/jpeg 4855 2025-07-26T03:56:57.290332 image/jpeg 615158 2025-07-26T03:56:56.973340 application/octet-stream application/zip