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100 1 _aKnight, David C.,
_d1925-1984
245 1 4 _aThe Amazing Mrs. Mimms
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Fantastic Universe August 1958.
500 _aRelease date is 2010-03-10
508 _aProduced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Amazing Mrs. Mimms" by David C. Knight is a science fiction novel written during the late 1950s. The story revolves around Mrs. Althea Mimms, a 107-year-old time traveler working for an organization called Destinyworkers, Inc., which aims to subtly influence the lives of individuals in different time zones to improve their destinies. The narrative explores themes of human connection, societal challenges, and the implications of time travel. The plot follows Mrs. Mimms as she navigates life in the year 1958, settling into a new apartment while taking on the role of a babysitter and companion. As she observes the complexities and struggles of the families she interacts with, she uses her time-traveling abilities and specialized equipment to address their issues, from babysitting to offering advice and solutions to familial conflicts. Throughout her assignment, she grapples with the responsibilities of influencing lives and the emotional weight of her interventions, culminating in a decision to employ a Duplicanical assistant to ensure her work continues after she is pulled away for a more critical mission. The novel is both a reflection on human relationships and a commentary on societal pressures, all intertwined with the fantastical elements of time travel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aTime travel -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from Fantastic Universe August 1958.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31585
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