Project Gutenberg 2006-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 190 Piper, H. Beam 1904 1964 Piper, Henry Beam Piper, Horace Beam Cartier, Edd 1914 2008 Cartier, Edward Daniel He Walked Around the Horses Produced from Astounding Science Fiction, April 1948. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Walked_Around_the_Horses Produced by Greg Weeks, William Woods and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "He Walked Around the Horses" by H. Beam Piper is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. Set against the historical backdrop of November 1809, the story explores a mysterious incident involving Benjamin Bathurst, a British diplomat who inexplicably vanishes while traveling in Prussia. The narrative delves into themes of reality and perception, questioning what is possible within the constraints of time and existence. The plot follows Benjamin Bathurst as he arrives at an inn in Perleburg, Prussia, only to find himself entangled in a bizarre incident where he claims a ruse has left him without his coach, servants, and a coherent sense of reality. His account, involving his purported kidnapping and transformation of his coach into a farm wagon, is dismissed as madness by local authorities. As he navigates through misunderstandings and confounding situations, the true nature of Bathurst's disappearance becomes a focal point, leading to dramatic and tragic consequences. The narrative weaves together elements of historical fiction, mystery, and speculative ideas concerning parallel realities, leaving both the characters and readers to grapple with the question of what is truly happening within the world Piper has crafted. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 75628 2025-07-08T06:17:22.211870 text/html 72256 2013-06-06T08:44:32 text/html 301582 2025-07-08T06:17:29.452827 application/epub+zip 300338 2025-07-08T06:17:25.919851 application/epub+zip 86591 2025-07-08T06:17:23.801847 application/epub+zip 1169552 2025-07-08T06:17:31.417814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1161321 2025-07-08T06:17:27.790850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163700 2022-09-09T05:57:58.756103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 67154 2025-07-08T06:17:21.931867 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66959 2013-06-06T08:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66951 2013-06-06T08:43:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22356 2025-07-08T06:17:31.546820 application/rdf+xml 14530 2025-07-08T06:17:24.334859 image/jpeg 4060 2025-07-08T06:17:24.083843 image/jpeg 25450 2013-06-06T08:45:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 239202 2013-06-06T08:45:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 25431 2013-06-06T08:45:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 313319 2025-07-08T06:17:22.228980 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia