The House on the Strand. - Couverture rigide

Du Maurier, Daphne, Dame

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0385019556 ISBN 13 : 9780385019552

Editeur : Doubleday, 1969

Synopsis

349 pages. Couverture illustrée en couleur. page de garde arrachée. Ouvrage de bibliothèque avec tampon, recouvert d'un film plastique transparent. Bon état Couv. légèrement passée Intérieur bon état In-8 Carré Relié Novel.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit, was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning, with whom she had three children.
Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969 du Maurier was awarded a DBE. She lived most of her life in Cornwall, the setting for many of her books.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Dick Young is lent a house in Cornwall by his friend Professor Magnus Lane. During his stay he agrees to serve as a guinea pig for a new drug that Magnus has discovered in his biochemical researches. The effect of this drug is to transport Dick from the house at Kilmarth to the Cornwall of the 14th century. There, in the manor of Tywardreath, the domain of Sir Henry Champernoune, he witnesses intrigue, adultery and murder. The more time Dick spends consumed in the past, the more he resents the days he must spend in the modern world. With each dose of the drug, his body and mind become addicted to this otherworld, so much so that he ignores the responsibilities of his present life and places his marriage, livelihood and life in jeopardy.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Doubleday
• Date d'édition: 1969
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0385019556
• ISBN 13: 9780385019552
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible