Project Gutenberg 2007-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 187 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Schelling, George 1938 Schelling, George Luther Schelling, George L. Schelling The Common Man Produced from Analog January 1963. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Common Man" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around a group of scientists who conduct an experiment on a typical American man, searching for the essence of the "Common Man" by testing an invisibility serum on him. Through their interactions and the ensuing chaos, the narrative explores themes of morality, power, and human nature, ultimately questioning whether the common person can be trusted with absolute freedom. In the novel, the main character, Donald Crowley, is recruited by scientists Dr. Frederick Braun, Patricia O'Gara, and Ross Wooley to undergo tests with an invisibility serum. As he experiences life without the constraints of visibility, Crowley embarks on a series of adventures, revealing his true character and a desire for power. The experiment quickly spirals out of control as Crowley begins to use his newfound abilities for personal gain, forming a criminal alliance and plotting political aspirations. This leads to a realization for the scientists that the so-called "Common Man" may not be as innocent as they hoped, prompting a tense exploration of ethics and societal implications of unchecked human behavior through the lens of Crowley's transformation from an everyday man into a figure of potential chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 118194 118203 2024-09-10T06:42:36.748420 2023-09-10T10:00:49.488263 text/html text/html 115058 2021-01-03T02:53:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 171192 2021-01-03T02:53:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 211988 2024-09-10T06:42:41.306409 application/epub+zip 213549 2024-09-10T06:42:38.327392 application/epub+zip 91453 2024-09-10T06:42:37.210400 application/epub+zip 470793 2024-09-10T06:42:43.404391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460980 2024-09-10T06:42:40.440409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154544 2022-09-11T04:17:10.167613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107718 107617 2024-09-10T06:42:36.403429 2023-09-10T10:00:49.179262 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 107671 2021-01-03T02:53:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41457 2021-01-03T02:53:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 107660 2021-01-03T02:53:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41432 2021-01-03T02:53:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20827 2024-09-10T06:42:43.540364 application/rdf+xml 10710 2024-09-10T06:42:37.545441 image/jpeg 3039 2024-09-10T06:42:37.376391 image/jpeg 217383 2024-09-10T06:42:36.773418 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia