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    The Tramp: Golden Age Stories
    The Tramp: Golden Age Stories
    The Tramp: Golden Age Stories
    Audiobook2 hours

    The Tramp: Golden Age Stories

    Written by L. Ron Hubbard

    Narrated by R.F. Daley, Jim Meskimen, Bob Caso and

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    Penniless, homeless and virtually lifeless, the vagrant “Doughface" Jack is about to discover that where medical marvels meet the mysteries of the human mind, amazing things happen.

    Riding the rails, Jack runs afoul of a local sheriff and ends up with a crushed skull. He's as good as dead until a savvy country doctor performs a bit of medical magic. Jack wakes up to find that his brain has been drastically altered. He has the power to save lives—and destroy them—with a single glance.

    Will Jack use his astounding power for good ... or for evil? His journey of discovery takes him to New York and into the arms of a woman, who has a plan of her own. Together they're bound for Washington, D.C., and a psychic adventure that could change the shape of history.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGalaxy Press
    Release dateOct 15, 2011
    ISBN9781592125364
    Author

    L. Ron Hubbard

    With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 350 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most enduring and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard. Then too, of course, there is all L. Ron Hubbard represents as the Founder of Dianetics and Scientology and thus the only major religion born in the 20th century.

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    • 5/5
      Funny! Second time through this one yesterday.

    • 5/5
      Ron's writing is truly flawless. The reader is phenomenal! Excellent story. It's fast paced, & draws you in. I felt like I was back in that time period.
    • 5/5
      This reprint of a classic and early L. Ron Hubbard science fiction story originally ran in three installments in Astounding Science Fiction magazine. Far grimmer in tone than some of Hubbard's satirical pieces, The Tramp is essentially a modern tragedy. The principle character, Doughface Jack, is a victim who ultimately becomes consumed by circumstances beyond his control. The blind begger woman that he meets after aquiring his phenomenal powers adds a dash of Greek targedy to this quintessential American fable. The dilaogue is right out of 1938 and the colloquial expressions are a joy to read, adding flavor to the characterizations. This is a uinque and fascinating piece of fiction from L. Ron Hubbard's early career.