Project Gutenberg 2021-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 106 Farrell, Henry 1920 2006 Myers, Charles Farrell Myers, Charles F. Myers, Charles Henry Fuqua, Robert 1905 1959 Tillotson, Joseph Wirt Tillotson, Joe W. The vengeance of Toffee Toffee Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy February 1951 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Vengeance of Toffee" by Charles F. Myers is a novel written in the early 1950s, set against the backdrop of a world teetering on the brink of atomic war. The story introduces Marc Pillsworth, a man grappling with his own domestic crises amidst the external chaos, including his peculiar relationship with a character named Toffee, who seems to embody both trouble and playful mischief. This juxtaposition of personal and global turmoil hints at themes of love, madness, and the absurdities of human behavior in dire times. At the start of the narrative, readers are immersed in the panic and terror of impending doom as broadcasted messages recount the rise of totalitarian regimes and the looming threat of destruction. Amidst this anxiety, Marc Pillsworth is introduced as he clashes with his wife, Julie, over his obsession with news of their precarious world. Their domestic quarrel grows increasingly absurd, culminating in a comical physical confrontation that leaves Marc injured. As Marc recuperates, he begins to imagine Toffee, who symbolizes the whimsical escape from reality, hinting she might possess some magical ability to alter circumstances. The opening sets the stage for a comedic exploration of existential dread intertwined with charm and surrealism, inviting readers to ponder how ordinary life continues in the face of extraordinary threats. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Fantasy fiction Subconsciousness -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 176978 2025-06-26T04:03:19.128880 text/html 155266 2024-10-18T13:12:58 text/html 471591 2025-06-26T04:03:22.197900 application/epub+zip 474104 2025-06-26T04:03:19.698870 application/epub+zip 137298 2025-06-26T04:03:19.370887 application/epub+zip 540451 2025-06-26T04:03:24.088898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532497 2025-06-26T04:03:21.802910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195670 2022-09-29T10:12:29.482992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167877 2025-06-26T04:03:18.817899 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148044 2024-10-18T13:12:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18128 2025-06-26T04:03:24.215859 application/rdf+xml 25470 2025-06-26T04:03:19.509870 image/jpeg 4324 2025-06-26T04:03:19.439893 image/jpeg 1002265 2025-06-26T04:03:19.153897 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 en.wikipedia