Wheels Within

De Vet, Charles V., 1911-1997Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 34K words
Chapters: 4

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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.Wheels Within by Charles V. De VetAuthor: De Vet, Charles V., 1911-1997,Language: English, Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature, Release Date: Apr 24, 2010

Editor's review

Wheels Within is a work by Charles V. De Vet, released by Project Gutenberg as a public-domain eBook and classified under American and Canadian literature. The edition's main significance is that it brings an earlier English-language work back into readers' view in a free, searchable form. The electronic text has no superfluous decoration, which suits focused reading and makes it easy to copy passages for notes or classroom discussion. For English learners, it offers authentic written material for training long-sentence comprehension and inference from context. Since the materials do not elaborate on plot, theme, or style, readers should not assume it belongs to a particular genre; better to browse the first few pages, judge the narrative pace and language difficulty, and then decide whether to read closely or extensively. For a book club, discussion questions can be designed around character motivation and chapter structure without relying on external interpretations.

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De Vet, Charles V., 1911-1997 Author

Charles V. De Vet (1911–1997) is an English-language science fiction author about whom little biographical information is publicly available; the library holds nine of his works. Judging from titles such as There is a Reaper ..., Infinity's Child, Monkey On His Back, Wheels Within, Vital Ingredient, Delayed Action, Metamorphosis, and Growing up on Big Muddy, he mainly wrote short science fiction, often centering on unknown threats, unusual situations, and individual choices under pressure, with the compactness and suspense typical of mid-twentieth-century science fiction magazine stories. Though his output was modest, his bizarre premises and brisk storytelling left an impression on readers. Because public information is limited, details of his life and the full scope of his work remain to be verified; this introduction is based only on the library's holdings and confirmed public common knowledge.