Project Gutenberg 2011-07-13 Public domain in the USA. 194 Maples, Richard The Scapegoat Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1956. Produced by Greg Weeks, Dianna Adair and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Scapegoat" by Richard Maples is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century, specifically in the 1950s. The story revolves around themes of identity, morality, and the complex relationships between individuals and society. The narrative follows a newspaper man who uncovers a shocking truth about a mysterious old man after witnessing him being attacked. In the book, protagonist Edward Potter finds himself embroiled in chaos after he rescues an old man named Ashe from a violent assault. As Ashe recuperates, he reveals that he possesses the ability to take on different forms, including that of Potter himself. Their relationship complicates further when Ashe inadvertently entangles Potter’s son, Tommy, in a shoplifting incident, leading to severe consequences for the boy. As Potter grapples with the repercussions of Ashe's actions, he must confront the moral dilemmas of his own profession, the challenges of his family life, and the haunting presence of Ashe, who represents both a scapegoat for Potter's internal conflicts and a catalyst for his personal and professional reckoning. The tension escalates as Ashe's true nature is revealed, forcing Potter to navigate a chaotic world where truth and identity are fluid and fraught with peril. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36719/36719-h/images/cover_1.jpg Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Impostors and imposture -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Journalists -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 62738 2025-10-15T04:58:44.467630 text/html 59376 2021-01-07T22:37:14 text/html 164938 2025-10-15T04:58:46.229644 application/epub+zip 163515 2025-10-15T04:58:44.796646 application/epub+zip 86962 2025-10-15T04:58:44.614650 application/epub+zip 204430 2025-10-15T04:58:47.492653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195238 2025-10-15T04:58:46.046636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118992 2022-09-16T17:11:00.209741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53867 2025-10-15T04:58:44.340619 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53742 2021-01-07T22:37:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18989 2025-10-15T04:58:47.614624 application/rdf+xml 26589 2025-10-15T04:58:44.677622 image/jpeg 4472 2025-10-15T04:58:44.646648 image/jpeg 173317 2021-01-07T22:37:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 21591 2021-01-07T22:37:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 174317 2025-10-15T04:58:44.478634 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