Project Gutenberg 2024-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 87 Harris, Arthur T. Lief, Bert True to type $aNew York, NY :$bKing-Size Publications, Inc., $c1954. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "True to Type" by Arthur T. Harris is a short story that explores the themes of creativity, originality, and betrayal through a supernatural lens. Written in the mid-20th century, it features a unique narrative structure, focusing on the relationship between a struggling writer and his typewriter. The story delves into the idea of artistic integrity and what happens when the lines between inspiration and imitation blur. The narrative follows Pascal Halmer, a writer whose superficial talent leads him to plagiarize plots from older publications. As he becomes increasingly dependent on his typewriter, he begins to neglect it, which causes a rift in their relationship. After a drunken night of writing, Halmer inadvertently allows the typewriter to type a title he did not create, leading to a shocking revelation when he submits the work, which turns out to be a direct copy of a previously published story. The plot culminates in Halmer's furious outburst as he realizes he has been caught, believing his typewriter had betrayed him. This story serves as both a critique of artistic dishonesty and a cautionary tale about the consequences of seeking success without originality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240317134405harris 1954 US Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fantasy fiction Typewriters -- Fiction Authorship -- Fiction Plagiarism -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories 36107 2025-07-29T10:13:39.253958 text/html 11633 2024-08-07T14:23:46 text/html 263826 2025-07-29T10:13:42.349967 application/epub+zip 262611 2025-07-29T10:13:40.492969 application/epub+zip 191417 2025-07-29T10:13:39.698959 application/epub+zip 774808 2025-07-29T10:13:43.684981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 768393 2025-07-29T10:13:41.819949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29332 2025-07-29T10:13:39.141969 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9532 2024-08-07T14:23:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15714 2025-07-29T10:13:43.881939 application/rdf+xml 34043 2025-07-29T10:13:40.037957 image/jpeg 4833 2025-07-29T10:13:39.843950 image/jpeg 840809 2025-07-29T10:13:39.267026 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