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_aBond, Nelson S., _d1908-2006 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe return of Lancelot Biggs |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2024 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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| 490 | 1 | _aProduced from Amazing Stories May 1942. | |
| 490 | 1 | _aLancelot Biggs [unnumbered] | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2024-08-01 | ||
| 508 | _aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"The Return of Lancelot Biggs" by Nelson S. Bond is a science fiction novella written in the early 20th century, specifically published in the early 1940s. The story revolves around the character Lancelot Biggs, a quirky spaceman, who returns to duty aboard the spaceship "Saturn" after a honeymoon. His presence is met with the challenges posed by Major Horatio Gilchrist, an efficiency expert whose rigid insistence on protocol threatens the safety of the ship's crew as they navigate perilously close to the Sun. The plot unfolds through Bert Donovan, Biggs' friend, as they face difficulties due to Major Gilchrist's misguided trajectory that brings them dangerously near Sol. Despite the increasing heat and tension aboard the "Saturn", Biggs employs clever tactics to convince the Major of the impending danger. He orchestrates a plan to raise the temperature of the ship artificially to induce panic and urgency, leading to a critical change in course just in time to avoid disaster. Ultimately, the story showcases Biggs' ingenuity and knack for outsmarting bureaucracy, all while maintaining a light-hearted tone infused with humor and camaraderie among the crew. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cNew York, NY: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1942 |
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| 653 | _aScience fiction | ||
| 653 | _aShort stories | ||
| 653 | _aSpace ships -- Fiction | ||
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_aKrupa, Julian S., _d1913-1989 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aProduced from Amazing Stories May 1942. | |
| 830 | 0 | _aLancelot Biggs [unnumbered] | |
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