The house on the strand
Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-19892003
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When Dick Young's friend, Professor Magnus Lane, offers him an escape from his troubles in the form of a new drug, Dick finds himself transported to fourteenth-century Cornwall. There, in the manor of Tywardreath, the domain of Sir Henry Champerhoune, he witnesses intrigue, adultery and murder.The more time Dick spends consumed in the past, the more he withdraws from the modern world. With each dose of the drug, his body and mind become addicted to this otherworld, and his attempts to change history bring terror to the present and put his own life in jeopardy.
Main title:
The house on the strand / Daphne du Maurier ; with an introduction by Celia Brayfield.
Author:
Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989, authorBrayfield, Celia, author of introduction, etc
Work:
Imprint:
London : Virago, 2003.
Collation:
288 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: London : Gollancz, 1969.
ISBN:
9781844080427 (pbk)1844080420 (pbk)9781844080427 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.912
Language:
English
BRN:
189760
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | Fiction | DUMA | Available |
| North Melbourne Library | Fiction | DUMA | Available |