Jamieson

William R. DoedeProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 28K words
Chapters: 3

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Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Jamieson by William R. DoedeAuthor: Doede, William R., 1918-,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Mar 30, 2016

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About the author

William R. Doede Author · American · 1918–2007

William R. Doede (1918–2007) was an American science fiction writer. Public information about him is limited, and his work consists mainly of short science fiction, much of it published in the early 1960s in magazines such as Galaxy and Worlds of Tomorrow. His representative works include Jamieson, The God Next Door, A City Near Centaurus, and The Birds of Lorrane. His short stories often begin with ordinary situations and, through light speculative premises, touch on themes such as technology, faith, and alien civilizations, with the brisk pacing typical of early science fiction magazine fiction. Many of these works are now preserved and circulated as public-domain ebooks through Project Gutenberg, allowing this once-overlooked author to remain accessible to readers.