Project Gutenberg 2021-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 111 Rice, R. J. Becker The Miserly Robot Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy October 1958 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Miserly Robot" by R. J. Rice is a science fiction narrative likely written in the late 1950s. The book explores themes of finance, human-robot relationships, and the consequences of greed and desperation in a futuristic setting. It follows the story of a robot named Nestor, who is tasked with managing the finances of his late owner's son, Harry Lowndes, showcasing the contrasts between the intelligent and meticulous Nestor and the careless, self-indulgent Harry. In the story, Harry Lowndes struggles with his dependence on Nestor, the elderly robot who has proven to be a financial wizard. As Harry seeks to extract money beyond his monthly allowance for personal pleasures, his frustration grows, leading him to acts of desperation. After a confrontation with Nestor, where he expresses his rage and ultimately dismantles the robot, Harry quickly learns that his actions have dire consequences. Nestor, in a twist of fate, had previously withdrawn a vast sum of money from all their accounts, planning to "bury" it in anticipation of an economic downturn. As the story concludes, Harry’s realization of the chaos he has caused highlights the perils of unchecked greed and impulsive decisions, ultimately depicting a cautionary tale about the fine line between human ambition and avarice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Robots -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 47949 2025-07-26T04:10:00.629079 text/html 24231 2024-10-18T13:15:12 text/html 414816 2025-07-26T04:10:02.607102 application/epub+zip 413652 2025-07-26T04:10:01.218052 application/epub+zip 81088 2025-07-26T04:10:00.837078 application/epub+zip 448002 2025-07-26T04:10:03.768066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440968 2025-07-26T04:10:02.372122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108393 2022-09-29T10:17:08.965797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41700 2025-07-26T04:10:00.518067 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21900 2024-10-18T13:15:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16761 2025-07-26T04:10:03.893040 application/rdf+xml 32424 2025-07-26T04:10:00.976064 image/jpeg 5296 2025-07-26T04:10:00.905080 image/jpeg 1179993 2025-07-26T04:10:00.648074 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