Project Gutenberg
2016-01-07
Public domain in the USA.
135
Schafhauser, Charles
Shafhauser, Charles
Emshwiller, Ed
1925
1990
Emsh
Emsh, Ed
Alexander, Ed
Emshwiller, Edmund A.
Willer
EMSH
A Gleeb for Earth
Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1953
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
“A Gleeb for Earth” by Charles Schafhauser is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The book explores themes of invasion, identity, and the clash between different realities, presenting a narrative that delves into the peculiar experience of beings from a different world who seek to understand and ultimately conquer Earth. The story is told primarily through a series of letters written by a character named Glmpauszn, who is attempting to communicate with his counterpart, Joe Binkle, while inhabiting a human body in the "not-world," or Earth. Glmpauszn describes his process of coming to terms with human sensations, emotions, and the absurdities of human society, all while planning for an impending invasion of Earth. Meanwhile, another character, Ivan Smernda, becomes embroiled in the mystery of his guests who seem to inexplicably disappear from his hotel rooms, leaving behind nothing but their clothes. As Glmpauszn adapts to life as a human and develops a nefarious plan to unleash a fatal mold on the population, the letters highlight the juxtaposition between the alien perspective and human existence, building a story full of both humor and horror. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
en
Science fiction
Short stories
Epistolary fiction
PS
Text
Science Fiction
Browsing: Literature
Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
Browsing: Fiction
Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
Category: Novels
55949
2025-06-20T12:38:07.371296
text/html
32313
2024-10-22T23:42:08
text/html
147088
2025-06-20T12:38:09.425311
application/epub+zip
145942
2025-06-20T12:38:07.787303
application/epub+zip
82644
2025-06-20T12:38:07.562345
application/epub+zip
184123
2025-06-20T12:38:10.856426
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
176961
2025-06-20T12:38:09.174287
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
113956
2022-09-23T06:35:17.772486
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
48871
2023-09-22T07:01:29.567844
text/plain
29137
2024-10-22T23:42:08
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
16927
2025-06-20T12:38:11.353348
application/rdf+xml
24662
2025-06-20T12:38:07.640317
image/jpeg
4332
2025-06-20T12:38:07.600325
image/jpeg
133238
2025-06-20T12:38:07.383378
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