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The Big Idea

Ray Cummings

Publisher: Good Press

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This novel tells the story of Jimmy Rand, a coal miner. Aside from mining coal, Jimm loves to read and is fascinated by adventurous stories and discoveries. He feels he does not belong to the mining industry and decides to invent his big idea. Excerpt: Anne. Only I'm—I'm different. You know that. I want to do something—something big…The idea had come to him abruptly, almost full-born, as Jimmy had read such big ideas often do come. He had seized upon it at once with the feeling that it was his big idea, believing in it blindly, without stopping to reason it out.
Available since: 12/08/2020.
Print length: 51 pages.

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