02339cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500120014326400510015530000470020633600260025333700260027933800360030549000520034150000310039350800960042452011770052053400660169765300200176365300180178365300270180170000350182883000520186385600430191599900190195869150UtSlPG20260610134611.0mcr n260607r20221942utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aCummings, Ray,d1887-195710aMiracle 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Astonishing Stories, October 1942 aRelease date is 2022-10-13 aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"Miracle" by Ray Cummings is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of time travel, fate, and destiny as it tells the story of Alan Dane, who embarks on a journey through time to rescue two individuals in the past, thus influencing the course of history. The narrative follows Alan Dane as he inherits his grandfather's ambition to develop a time-traveling device. After successfully activating the machine, Alan travels back to the year 1650, where he meets Peter Van Saant and Greta Dykeman, who find themselves threatened by an attack from Native Americans. Alan intervenes to save them, using his knowledge of their impending danger and the miraculous nature of his appearance to frighten off their attackers. Following his heroic act, Alan learns the profound historical significance of his journey, realizing that his actions were essential in ensuring the continuation of his own lineage. The story culminates in Alan’s reflection on destiny and the interconnectedness of life across time, underscoring the idea that the past, present, and future are intricately linked. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pOriginally published:cUnited States: Fictioneers, Inc., 1942 aScience fiction aShort stories aTime travel -- Fiction1 aMusacchia, John B.,d1916-2004 0aProduced from Astonishing Stories, October 194240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69150 c109946d109946