Rattle OK

audiobook

Rattle OK

by Harry Warner

EN·~40 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total
1

40:14

Description

A bustling holiday party at a Boston department store spirals into comic chaos when a broken portrait reveals a long‑forgotten order that’s never been fulfilled. Amid the slapstick foot‑wrestling, over‑caffeinated managers, and a sudden burst of old‑fashioned paperwork, the staff discover a list of items that a customer has been waiting for for eight decades. The revelation sparks a wild idea: could the store’s experimental time‑warp device finally settle the grievance and turn the party into something legendary?

The assistant general manager rallies the employees, proposing an audacious test of the warp—despite the rule that it only works on complaints filed within three days. As the team debates the risks, the festive atmosphere crackles with anticipation, hinting at a daring adventure that could rewrite the store’s history. Listeners are invited to join the merry mayhem and see whether a century‑old order can truly be delivered.

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Language

en

Duration

~40 minutes (38K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2016-01-31

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Harry Warner

Harry Warner

1922–2003

A lifelong science-fiction fan, journalist, and Hugo-winning writer, he became one of the most trusted historians of fandom. His books helped preserve the people, magazines, and communities that shaped early science fiction culture.

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