Project Gutenberg 2023-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 109 Silverberg, Robert 1935 Knox, Calvin M. Martin, Webber Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Burke, Ralph Emshwiller, Ed 1925 1990 Emsh Emsh, Ed Alexander, Ed Emshwiller, Edmund A. Willer EMSH There was an old woman— $aNew York, NY :$bRoyal Publications, Inc., $c1958. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "There Was an Old Woman—" by Robert Silverberg is a thought-provoking science fiction novel written in the late 1950s. The book delves into themes of identity, individuality, and the consequences of extreme parental control through a unique narrative centered on a mother and her thirty-one identical sons. It explores how environmental factors influence personal development, challenging the notion of genetic determinism. The story revolves around Donna Mitchell, a biochemist, who conducts a radical experiment to test her theory that environment shapes personality and profession. By creating thirty-one identical sons through advanced reproductive techniques, she meticulously plans their futures, each assigned a different career path. As they approach adulthood, the sons begin to experience disillusionment, discovering that they are not destined for the lives their mother envisioned. The narrative culminates in a shocking resolution, as the brothers confront their dissatisfaction and take drastic measures to escape their predetermined fates, ultimately leading to their mother's demise. Silverberg crafts a gripping tale that raises ethical questions about parental ambition and the essence of individuality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230917052418silverberg 1958 US Reading ease score: 73.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Mothers and sons -- Fiction Human cloning -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: American Literature 55300 2025-06-28T12:08:25.006187 text/html 30781 2023-11-09T20:06:50 text/html 355905 2025-06-28T12:08:28.090218 application/epub+zip 354677 2025-06-28T12:08:26.341266 application/epub+zip 354677 2025-06-28T12:08:25.505184 application/epub+zip 1229941 2025-06-28T12:08:29.379178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1223341 2025-06-28T12:08:27.576163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48350 2025-06-28T12:08:24.889182 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28531 2023-11-09T20:06:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17963 2025-06-28T12:08:29.522175 application/rdf+xml 35128 2025-06-28T12:08:25.884176 image/jpeg 5262 2025-06-28T12:08:25.693186 image/jpeg 2070616 2025-06-28T12:08:25.030182 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 More titles under Jorgensen, Ivar en.wikipedia