Rich Living

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Rich Living

by Michael Cathal

EN·~50 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total
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50:02

Description

A wizened yet imposing lawyer steps off a sleek space liner, his silver hair spilling over a massive forehead, and hands a recorder to the ship’s captain before disappearing into a press‑filled suite. He’s on the brink of a journey to Rejuvenal, the only world in the galaxy worth a fortune for a brief stay, where each day on the surface shaves a whole year off a person’s age. The opening scenes mingle formal courtesy with a quiet awe, as the captain and crew marvel at the planet’s miraculous “speed of change” and the lawyer’s almost reckless determination to visit it a fourth time.

Through crisp dialogue and a steady, observational narrative, the story probes why someone so powerful and affluent would chase the promise of reversing time. It hints at the societal cost of endless youth, the isolation of wealth, and the eccentricities of a man who refuses to let life’s burdens settle. Listeners are invited to ride the 250‑day outbound trek, glimpse the plastic‑bubbled Jupiter colony, and wonder what lies beyond the first ninety days of rejuvenation.

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Language

en

Duration

~50 minutes (48K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

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

Release date

2010-05-27

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Michael Cathal

Best known for the science fiction story Rich Living, this mid-20th-century writer imagined a galaxy where youth could be bought at a staggering price. The work blends big speculative ideas with a sharp eye for status, desire, and human weakness.

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