The Sword (Registro nro. 73543)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Quattrocchi, Frank |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Sword |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction March 1953. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2010-06-05 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Sword" by Frank Quattrocchi is a science fiction novella written during the early 1950s. The story revolves around humanity's encounter with an alien race known as the Races of Wan, who arrive unexpectedly and present a mysterious challenge involving the construction of a sword. This narrative takes readers on a journey that explores themes of technology, morality, and humanity's readiness for interaction with advanced civilizations. In the plot, George Harrison, an engineer, is summoned back from his vacation to decode an enigmatic message from the Races of Wan. The aliens, after observing humanity's violent tendencies, demand that humanity construct a sword and return it within three days, claiming that it is defective. As Harrison and his team struggle to understand the true requirements behind this challenge, he is struck by a profound insight while listening to a street preacher. This leads to a realization that the sword is a symbol of humanity's violent nature and that the task is not merely to create a weapon but to transform it into something peaceful and constructive. The climax unfolds when Harrison runs to present a solution, embodying the idea that civilization must learn to turn weapons into tools of prosperity, ultimately highlighting the concept that true progress is measured by cultural maturity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Science fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Short stories |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Human-alien encounters -- Fiction |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Beecham, Tom, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1926-2000 |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Produced from IF Worlds of Science Fiction March 1953. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32697">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32697</a> |
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