The Hanging Stranger by Philip K. Dick
"The Hanging Stranger" by Philip K. Dick is a science fiction-horror short story published in December 1953. When store owner Ed Loyce discovers a body hanging from a lamppost, he's horrified that no one else seems disturbed by it. His alarm sets off a desperate investigation that reveals a sinister truth about his town. As Loyce searches for answers about what has changed in his community, he uncovers a chilling conspiracy that
threatens everyone around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Dick, Philip K., 1928-1982 |
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| Title | The Hanging Stranger |
| Series Title | Produced from Science Fiction Adventures Magazine December 1953 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hanging_Stranger |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 89.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 41562 |
| Release Date | Dec 5, 2012 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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