Project Gutenberg 2024-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 124 Hunter, Mel 1927 2004 Hunter Or Darwin, if you prefer $aNew York, NY :$bKing-Size Publications, Inc., $c1954. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Or Darwin, if you prefer" by Mel Hunter is a science fiction story written in the mid-20th century, specifically the 1950s. The book explores themes of dissatisfaction with contemporary life, the quest for meaning, and the intersection of different realities through the lens of time travel. It follows the surreal journey of Mr. Harbinger, who, amid existential crisis, encounters a disembodied mouth and eyes in his mundane living space. The story begins with Mr. Harbinger resigning from his tedious job and reflecting on his monotonous life, until he discovers a mouth and eyes appearing on his wall. These disembodied beings engage him in conversation about their shared boredom and longing for excitement and meaning. As their odd friendship grows, they discuss the possibility of Mr. Harbinger (who also takes on the name "Darwin") venturing into the future with the help of the mouth, named Jones, who operates a Time Mechanism. Their plans turn awry due to a technical glitch, causing them to be stranded in the unpredictable realm of Variable Time. The tale closes with Mr. Harbinger and Jones adrift in time, hinting at their continuous search for fulfillment beyond the mundane constraints of their realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240310125007hunter 1954 US Reading ease score: 69.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Short stories Time travel -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 48272 2025-06-29T09:28:18.607831 text/html 23892 2024-07-31T15:08:54 text/html 248548 2025-06-29T09:28:22.030831 application/epub+zip 247332 2025-06-29T09:28:20.239845 application/epub+zip 247332 2025-06-29T09:28:19.204859 application/epub+zip 1056508 2025-06-29T09:28:23.266776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1049247 2025-06-29T09:28:21.421814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41311 2025-06-29T09:28:18.472821 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21496 2024-07-31T15:08:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16074 2025-06-29T09:28:23.385855 application/rdf+xml 26830 2025-06-29T09:28:19.696844 image/jpeg 4504 2025-06-29T09:28:19.447835 image/jpeg 3375631 2025-06-29T09:28:18.636859 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