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Title: The Beachcomber
Series Title: Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1952
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Beachcomber" by Damon Knight is a science fiction short story first published in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around the character of the Beachcomber, a man from the distant future who has traveled back to a primitive world. The story explores themes of loneliness, the clash of civilizations, and the existential burdens of advanced knowledge in a simpler society. The plot follows Maxwell and his companion Alice as they visit the planet Gamma Tauri IV, seeking adventure but soon encountering the Beachcomber, a towering figure who represents humanity's peak yet is trapped in a savage world. As Maxwell reveals the Beachcomber's identity and backstory, it becomes clear that he is a relic of a lost civilization, burdened by the reality of a life filled with unfulfilled potential and loneliness. Their interaction delves into the Beachcomber's painful history, detailing his sacrifice during a cataclysmic event that risked the annihilation of his universe. Ultimately, the story questions the nature of progress and the cost of survival across the vast expanses of time and space. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Knight, Damon, 1922-2002
Illustrator: Terry, W. E., 1921-1992
EBook No.: 65956
Published: Jul 30, 2021
Downloads: 127
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Time travel -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Beachcomber
Series Title: Produced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy December 1952
Credits: Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Beachcomber" by Damon Knight is a science fiction short story first published in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around the character of the Beachcomber, a man from the distant future who has traveled back to a primitive world. The story explores themes of loneliness, the clash of civilizations, and the existential burdens of advanced knowledge in a simpler society. The plot follows Maxwell and his companion Alice as they visit the planet Gamma Tauri IV, seeking adventure but soon encountering the Beachcomber, a towering figure who represents humanity's peak yet is trapped in a savage world. As Maxwell reveals the Beachcomber's identity and backstory, it becomes clear that he is a relic of a lost civilization, burdened by the reality of a life filled with unfulfilled potential and loneliness. Their interaction delves into the Beachcomber's painful history, detailing his sacrifice during a cataclysmic event that risked the annihilation of his universe. Ultimately, the story questions the nature of progress and the cost of survival across the vast expanses of time and space. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Knight, Damon, 1922-2002
Illustrator: Terry, W. E., 1921-1992
EBook No.: 65956
Published: Jul 30, 2021
Downloads: 127
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
Subject: Time travel -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.