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100 1 _aCampbell, M. L.
245 1 4 _aThe Automatic Maid-of-All-Work: A Possible Tale of the Near Future
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aProduced from The Canadian Magazine of Politics, Science, Art and Literature for July, 1893
500 _aRelease date is 2019-03-12
508 _aProduced by Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"The Automatic Maid-of-All-Work: A Possible Tale of the Near Future" by M. L. Campbell is a humorous, speculative fiction story published in the early 1890s. This tale offers a comedic look at the challenges of domestic life in the context of an emerging technological future, centering around an invented, automatic maid meant to alleviate household chores. In the narrative, the protagonist, Fanny, navigates the chaos that ensues when her husband, John, introduces the automatic maid he has invented. Initially envisioned as a helpful new addition to their home, the maid quickly becomes a source of hilarity and mayhem, as its mechanical functions lead to unintended and outlandish consequences. As it attempts to perform various household tasks, it creates disorder, hilarity, and mishaps involving the family, pets, and even a local policeman. Ultimately, the story comically illustrates the complexities of integrating technology into daily life, leaving Fanny to wonder if a regular maid might be a better choice after all. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aHousekeeping -- Fiction
653 _aInventors -- Fiction
653 _aRobots -- Fiction
830 0 _aProduced from The Canadian Magazine of Politics, Science, Art and Literature for July, 1893
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59053
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