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 Project Gutenberg 2012-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 1945 Dick, Philip K. 1928 1982 Dick, Philip Kindred The Hanging Stranger Produced from Science Fiction Adventures Magazine December 1953 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hanging_Stranger Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41562/41562-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 89.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 59407 2025-08-16T17:18:20.719086 text/html 36261 2024-10-23T12:43:17 text/html 226122 2025-08-16T17:18:22.813048 application/epub+zip 224921 2025-08-16T17:18:21.209089 application/epub+zip 78049 2025-08-16T17:18:20.954051 application/epub+zip 262416 2025-08-16T17:18:24.066061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255188 2025-08-16T17:18:22.473074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108591 2022-09-19T04:41:54.160995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50860 2025-08-16T17:18:20.547078 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31125 2024-10-23T12:43:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16902 2025-08-16T17:18:24.193046 application/rdf+xml 23313 2025-08-16T17:18:21.023079 image/jpeg 4211 2025-08-16T17:18:20.989081 image/jpeg 215390 2025-08-16T17:18:20.732045 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia