Project Gutenberg 2016-02-14 Public domain in the USA. 178 Sheldon, Walter J. 1917 1996 Sheldon, Walt Sheldon, Walter James Marchetti, Louis 1920 1992 Marchetti, Lou Marchetti, Louis J. Marchetti I, the Unspeakable Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction April 1951 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "I, the Unspeakable" by Walter J. Sheldon is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. Set in a dystopian future, the story revolves around a conformist society where individuals are renumbered for efficiency, stripping them of their identities and breeding discontent among the populace. The book explores the themes of individuality, love, and rebellion against an oppressive regime, as the protagonist struggles with the implications of his unspeakable name—a word that represents a profound human emotion deemed dangerous by the state. The narrative follows the journey of a man who, identified by a four-letter name that symbolizes his nonconformity, navigates a bureaucratic maze in search of a way to change his identity to regain dignity and purpose. His quest leads him to an underground movement that challenges the norms of the totalitarian regime. Along the way, he encounters Lara, a woman whose voice captivates him in dreams and personal affairs, representing hope and rebellion. As the protagonist's journey unfolds, he grapples with the consequences of love and freedom in a world where such feelings are considered unspeakable and dangerous, ultimately leading him to an unexpected path of escape and liberation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Authoritarianism -- Fiction Names, Personal -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 95496 2025-06-20T14:23:23.148199 text/html 72422 2024-10-23T00:03:26 text/html 347242 2025-06-20T14:23:25.673251 application/epub+zip 347797 2025-06-20T14:23:23.634218 application/epub+zip 103056 2025-06-20T14:23:23.371181 application/epub+zip 394027 2025-06-20T14:23:27.341233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386828 2025-06-20T14:23:25.414210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142635 2022-09-23T10:08:23.734740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 86682 2023-09-22T08:38:45.216331 text/plain 66937 2024-10-23T00:03:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17455 2025-06-20T14:23:27.487161 application/rdf+xml 25409 2025-06-20T14:23:23.453185 image/jpeg 4540 2025-06-20T14:23:23.410293 image/jpeg 316405 2025-06-20T14:23:23.171189 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