Two Weeks in August
Two Weeks in August
American Literature, Humour, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories
Two Weeks in August is a science fiction short story by Frank M. Robinson, published in the early 1950s. The narrative humorously depicts an office worker's interactions with his boastful colleague, McCleary, as he pretends to embark on a luxurious vacation to Mars to counter McCleary's bragging. The story satirizes the human tendency to exaggerate personal experiences and explores themes of imagination versus reality, culminating in a twist when McCleary returns from an actual trip to Mars, challenging perceptions of belief and reality.
Editions
Ebooks
Two Weeks in AugustCurrent
Project Gutenberg · 10 pages
Link to this book
Add a free, dofollow link to Lex on your blog, forum, syllabus, or reading list.
HTML
<a href="https://lex-books.com/book/two-weeks-in-august-e4569343-13f7-4e59-a952-aa93efa29001"><img src="https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg" alt="Read Two Weeks in August by Frank M. Robinson free on Lex" width="160" height="40"></a>Markdown
[](https://lex-books.com/book/two-weeks-in-august-e4569343-13f7-4e59-a952-aa93efa29001)BBCode
[url=https://lex-books.com/book/two-weeks-in-august-e4569343-13f7-4e59-a952-aa93efa29001][img]https://lex-books.com/badges/read-on-lex.svg[/img][/url]Plain link
Read Two Weeks in August by Frank M. Robinson free on Lex: https://lex-books.com/book/two-weeks-in-august-e4569343-13f7-4e59-a952-aa93efa29001Cite this book
Reading this edition for a paper or guide? Copy a citation.
MLA
Robinson, Frank M.. Two Weeks in August. Lex, lex-books.com/book/two-weeks-in-august-e4569343-13f7-4e59-a952-aa93efa29001.APA
Robinson, F. M. (n.d.). Two Weeks in August. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/two-weeks-in-august-e4569343-13f7-4e59-a952-aa93efa29001Chicago
Robinson, Frank M.. Two Weeks in August. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/two-weeks-in-august-e4569343-13f7-4e59-a952-aa93efa29001.
