Project Gutenberg 2009-11-05 Public domain in the USA. 215 Sholto, Ralph The Clean and Wholesome Land Produced from If Worlds of Science Fiction September 1952. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Clean and Wholesome Land" by Ralph Sholto is a science fiction novella written in the early 1950s. The book explores themes of totalitarianism and identity through a dystopian narrative that unveils the darker aspects of an ostensibly perfect society where dissent is brutally suppressed. With a focus on the manipulation of power and the lengths individuals will go to secure their positions, the book presents a chilling exploration of the human condition under oppressive regimes. In the story, Neal Pardeau, the Director of Public Security, discovers that his Deputy, Emil Hillerman, has been compromised by the resistance leader, Karl Lenster, through the use of a lethal chemical transformation process. As the plot unfolds, Pardeau strategizes to turn Hillerman-Lenster into an unwitting informant within the government. The tension escalates as Pardeau navigates a web of deceit, betrayal, and the desire for vengeance against those who threaten the "New State." The novella culminates in a dark twist that highlights the themes of identity and power, showing how easily one can lose their own sense of self in the pursuit of control over others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 41993 2025-10-12T11:53:24.778879 text/html 18191 2024-10-24T20:30:46 text/html 188065 2025-10-12T11:53:29.503827 application/epub+zip 186413 2025-10-12T11:53:27.422881 application/epub+zip 70766 2025-10-12T11:53:26.317858 application/epub+zip 318571 2025-10-12T11:53:31.029816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310880 2025-10-12T11:53:28.876832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167045 2022-09-14T06:10:33.905333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35507 2025-10-12T11:53:24.546848 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15655 2024-10-24T20:30:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35438 2021-01-05T19:41:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19007 2025-10-12T11:53:31.154852 application/rdf+xml 16956 2025-10-12T11:53:26.878881 image/jpeg 4258 2025-10-12T11:53:26.630861 image/jpeg 114336 2021-01-05T19:41:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 13668 2021-01-05T19:41:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 186350 2025-10-12T11:53:24.788876 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