"To Invade New York...." by Irwin Lewis
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"To Invade New York...." by Irwin Lewis is a science fiction short story published in the early 1960s. The narrative revolves around an audacious and absurd plan to physically invade New York City, leveraging its intricate transportation system. It deftly explores themes of chaos in urban environments and the absurdity of bureaucratic systems, all woven into a suspenseful tale of mistaken intentions and looming disaster. The plot centers on Professor Horace Howard
Clarke, who encounters a frantic little man, Mr. Rumplestein-O'Grady, with a warning about a plot that could lead to New York's downfall. As the professor learns about a convoluted plan to create chaos in the city—by tampering with subway tokens and traffic lights—he grapples with disbelief. However, as the prediction becomes a vivid reality with traffic lights unexpectedly turning green, the palpable tension escalates. Rumplestein's warnings culminate in a dramatic, out-of-control situation, leaving readers to question the thin line between madness and reality in an increasingly chaotic world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Lewis, Irwin |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Summers, Leo, 1925-1985 |
| Title | "To Invade New York...." |
| Series Title | Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1963. |
| Credits |
Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 30844 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-30844-9 |
| Release Date | Jan 4, 2010 |
| Last Update | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 325 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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