A Tale Of Negative Gravity - 9781544886466
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A retired middle-aged gentleman and his wife take a long walk, arm-in-arm, many miles, up hills, across fields, with a laden knapsack and a heavy picnic basket, and yet they are completely at ease because of the gentleman's invention, a negative gravity device, which they carry to lighten their weight. He uses the device to help with farm work. The gentleman later uses the device on a mountain climb and amazes an unknowing Alpine-club member with his speed and agility on a difficult mountain climb in spite of his carrying a heavy load and not looking particularly strong. He realizes the invention has tremendous financial potential. However, this invention gets him into a humorous predicament and causes a problem for his family, which he resolves in an unexpected way. This light-hearted short story was first published in a collection by Frank R. Stockton entitled The Christmas Wreck and Other Stories (New York, 1886), an imaged copy of which is available at The Internet Archive.
- | Author: Frank Richard Stockton, Pixabay
- | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Mar 24, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 26 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1544886462
- | ISBN-13: 9781544886466
- Author:
- Frank Richard Stockton, Pixabay
- Publisher:
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication Date:
- Mar 24, 2017
- Number of pages:
- 26 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1544886462
- ISBN-13:
- 9781544886466