Project Gutenberg 2023-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 159 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay Time for survival $aUnited States :$bGreat American Publications, Inc., $c1960. Produced from Fantastic Universe March 1960 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Time for Survival" by George O. Smith is a science fiction novella written in the early 1960s. The story explores themes of time travel and historical events, focusing on one of the most enduring maritime mysteries involving the ship "Mary Celeste". The protagonist, a time-traveling historian from the 22nd century, aims to witness a historical event first-hand but discovers that his actions have unforeseen consequences on history itself. The narrative begins with the historian stowing away on the "Mary Celeste" during its ill-fated voyage in 1872. Upon discovery by Captain Briggs, he reveals his identity and purpose, only to witness the crew's unexpected abandonment of ship in a bid to escape a perceived threat. As the historian grapples with the realization that he has inadvertently changed the course of history, he is left with the daunting knowledge that his research will never see the light of day. The story reflects on the futility of trying to rewrite history when the events are already being recorded in a live, dramatic reconstruction, leaving the historian to confront the reality of his ambitions slipping away. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220527064009smith 1960 US Reading ease score: 72.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction Mary Celeste (Brig) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 34481 2025-07-27T14:54:38.994722 text/html 33550 2023-02-26T09:49:31 text/html 290101 2025-07-27T14:54:42.054723 application/epub+zip 288871 2025-07-27T14:54:40.198724 application/epub+zip 188504 2025-07-27T14:54:39.460747 application/epub+zip 972449 2025-07-27T14:54:43.398733 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 965325 2025-07-27T14:54:41.482793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27711 2025-07-27T14:54:38.862726 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27423 2023-02-26T09:49:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19154 2025-07-27T14:54:43.553707 application/rdf+xml 31914 2025-07-27T14:54:39.789744 image/jpeg 4720 2025-07-27T14:54:39.622741 image/jpeg 10468 2023-02-26T09:49:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 1562912 2023-02-26T09:49:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 1565316 2025-07-27T14:54:39.014720 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