The shadow girl by Ray Cummings
"The Shadow Girl" by Ray Cummings is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story unfolds around a mysterious girl from the future who appears in 1945 New York and is linked to a nefarious doctor, Dr. Turber. Central to the narrative are the characters Alan, his sister Nanette, and their friend Edward, who are drawn into a web of intrigue involving time travel and the unknown. The beginning
of the novel introduces readers to Alan and Edward as they set up a television receiver and experience an inexplicable transmission depicting a tall tower and a captivating girl. This strange vision foreshadows deeper connections between time, place, and the characters' destinies. As the tale progresses, Alan and Edward learn about a girl found in Central Park with amnesia, and suspect she might be the same girl from the television vision. This sets up a thrilling adventure as they delve into the mysteries surrounding her presence, Dr. Turber, and the enigmatic world of time travel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Cummings, Ray, 1887-1957 |
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| Illustrator | Smolenski |
| Title | The shadow girl |
| Original Publication | New York, NY: Columbia Publications Inc., 1928. |
| Series Title | Time |
| Note | Reading ease score: 87.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Time travel -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 73572 |
| Release Date | May 8, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 124 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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