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 2016-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 91 Harmon, Jim 1933 2010 Harmon, James Judson Francis, Dick Francis, Richard D. Charity Case Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction December 1959 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Charity Case" by Jim Harmon is a science fiction short story first published in the late 1950s. The narrative focuses on the life of William Hagle, who has faced continuous turmoil, being framed for crimes he did not commit and struggling with his perceived mental health issues. Central to the story is the exploration of themes such as guilt, redemption, and the influence of unseen forces, particularly the Hexers who haunt Hagle due to a past accident involving the death of a man. The story unfolds through Hagle’s internal monologue as he recounts his troubled upbringing, marked by neglect and allegations of wrongdoing. After a series of misfortunes and encounters, including an attempted theft at a mission, he learns about a time machine and the existence of extraterrestrial beings (the Hexers) whose vengeance has shaped his life based on a past accidental killing of a man named Harold R. Thompkins. Hagle's journey becomes a mix of supernatural influences and tangible consequences, revealing his desperation to relieve himself of the burdens of guilt and the quest for financial security to escape his current life. Ultimately, Hagle's realization about the nature of his unending persecution and his health leads to the shocking conclusion that his supposed 'disease' is intricately tied to a life lived under constant scrutiny and manipulation, leaving him to confront whether he will ever truly escape his fate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 75989 2025-07-20T14:41:11.066191 text/html 52883 2024-10-23T00:17:25 text/html 502363 2025-07-20T14:41:13.043197 application/epub+zip 501201 2025-07-20T14:41:11.463180 application/epub+zip 96266 2025-07-20T14:41:11.241171 application/epub+zip 543451 2025-07-20T14:41:14.344179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535814 2025-07-20T14:41:12.826202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131373 2022-09-23T14:10:38.892604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68005 2025-07-20T14:41:10.898190 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48268 2024-10-23T00:17:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17439 2025-07-20T14:41:14.467161 application/rdf+xml 30546 2025-07-20T14:41:11.310199 image/jpeg 5093 2025-07-20T14:41:11.275196 image/jpeg 454992 2025-07-20T14:41:11.084183 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia