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Title: The Hanging Stranger
Series Title: Produced from Science Fiction Adventures Magazine December 1953
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hanging_Stranger
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Summary: "The Hanging Stranger" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of alien invasion and societal control, centering around a strange incident in a small town where a body is discovered hanging from a lamppost. The story examines the protagonist's growing realization that his town has been invaded by a malevolent presence, leading to a thrilling quest for survival against an incomprehensible enemy. The plot follows Ed Loyce, a television salesman, who stumbles upon a disturbing sight in the town square: a body hanging from a lamppost. As he tries to alert the townspeople, he realizes no one seems to notice or care about the dead man. In a series of harrowing events, Loyce discovers that an alien force has taken over the town, controlling the minds of its residents. With increasing urgency, he attempts to escape and gather help, ultimately revealing the insidious nature of the invaders as they mimic human forms. The story culminates in a chilling reflection on human apathy and the bizarre transformation of society under an unseen threat, leaving readers pondering the nature of identity and control. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 89.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Dick, Philip K., 1928-1982
EBook No.: 41562
Published: Dec 5, 2012
Downloads: 11962
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: The Hanging Stranger
Series Title: Produced from Science Fiction Adventures Magazine December 1953
Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hanging_Stranger
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "The Hanging Stranger" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores themes of alien invasion and societal control, centering around a strange incident in a small town where a body is discovered hanging from a lamppost. The story examines the protagonist's growing realization that his town has been invaded by a malevolent presence, leading to a thrilling quest for survival against an incomprehensible enemy. The plot follows Ed Loyce, a television salesman, who stumbles upon a disturbing sight in the town square: a body hanging from a lamppost. As he tries to alert the townspeople, he realizes no one seems to notice or care about the dead man. In a series of harrowing events, Loyce discovers that an alien force has taken over the town, controlling the minds of its residents. With increasing urgency, he attempts to escape and gather help, ultimately revealing the insidious nature of the invaders as they mimic human forms. The story culminates in a chilling reflection on human apathy and the bizarre transformation of society under an unseen threat, leaving readers pondering the nature of identity and control. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 89.1 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Dick, Philip K., 1928-1982
EBook No.: 41562
Published: Dec 5, 2012
Downloads: 11962
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction
Subject: Short stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.