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 Project Gutenberg 2011-07-13 Public domain in the USA. 126 Maples, Richard The Scapegoat Produced by Greg Weeks, Dianna Adair and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Scapegoat" by Richard Maples is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century, specifically in the 1950s. The story revolves around themes of identity, morality, and the complex relationships between individuals and society. The narrative follows a newspaper man who uncovers a shocking truth about a mysterious old man after witnessing him being attacked. In the book, protagonist Edward Potter finds himself embroiled in chaos after he rescues an old man named Ashe from a violent assault. As Ashe recuperates, he reveals that he possesses the ability to take on different forms, including that of Potter himself. Their relationship complicates further when Ashe inadvertently entangles Potter’s son, Tommy, in a shoplifting incident, leading to severe consequences for the boy. As Potter grapples with the repercussions of Ashe's actions, he must confront the moral dilemmas of his own profession, the challenges of his family life, and the haunting presence of Ashe, who represents both a scapegoat for Potter's internal conflicts and a catalyst for his personal and professional reckoning. The tension escalates as Ashe's true nature is revealed, forcing Potter to navigate a chaotic world where truth and identity are fluid and fraught with peril. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36719/36719-h/images/cover_1.jpg en Science fiction Short stories Impostors and imposture -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Journalists -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 62609 62621 2024-09-15T12:57:08.585653 2023-09-16T06:31:12.884636 text/html text/html 59376 2021-01-07T22:37:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 173317 2021-01-07T22:37:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 164710 2024-09-15T12:57:10.515623 application/epub+zip 163530 2024-09-15T12:57:08.933683 application/epub+zip 86966 2024-09-15T12:57:08.739796 application/epub+zip 204430 2024-09-15T12:57:11.946624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195238 2024-09-15T12:57:10.324629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118992 2022-09-16T17:11:00.209741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53867 53770 2024-09-15T12:57:08.435636 2023-09-16T06:31:12.751665 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 53742 2021-01-07T22:37:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21591 2021-01-07T22:37:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18931 2024-09-15T12:57:12.072612 application/rdf+xml 26589 2024-09-15T12:57:08.809638 image/jpeg 4472 2024-09-15T12:57:08.774642 image/jpeg 174305 2024-09-15T12:57:08.599653 application/octet-stream application/zip