02477cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500320014826400510018030000470023133600260027833700260030433800360033050000310036650502580039750802250065552011500088053400450203065300280207585600430210399900170214625549UtSlPG20260610133603.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aStockton, Frank R.,d1834-190212aA Chosen Few: Short Stories 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2008-05-210 aA tale of negative gravity -- Asaph -- His wife's deceased sister -- The lady or the tiger? -- The remarkable wreck of the Thomas Hyke -- Old pipes and the dryad -- The transferred ghost -- The philosophy of relative existences -- A piece of red calico.  aProduced by Audrey Longhurst, Barbara Tozier and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"A Chosen Few: Short Stories" by Frank R. Stockton is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The volume showcases several of the author's best-known works, selected through a unique literary process. The stories explore various themes, often featuring interesting characters faced with peculiar situations, including tales of scientific inquiry, social dilemmas, and human emotions.  The opening of the collection introduces a narrative titled "A Tale of Negative Gravity," which follows a middle-aged American couple enjoying a spring afternoon in northern Italy. The protagonist, a retired professional, reveals his groundbreaking invention of a mechanism that produces "negative gravity," significantly reducing weight and making objects easier to carry. As the story unfolds, the couple confronts the implications of this invention on their lives, revealing their thoughts on personal satisfaction versus societal expectations. This mix of scientific endeavor and personal reflection sets the tone for the fascinating and imaginative stories to follow in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories, American40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25549  c66550d66550