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The House On The Strand
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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The House On The Strand
A novel of time travel with parallels with the legend of Tristan and Iseult.
* Du Maurier launch spearheads the Virago 30th Birthday celebrations * National and regional press ad campaign in May highlighting consumer competition to win a holiday in a National Trust cottage in Du Maurier country - all copies stickered with details *Full range of POS material * Major feature on www.virago.co.uk * High-profile presence at the LBF in March and the Du Maurier festival in May * Submitted for trade promotions
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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.
As his time travelling increases, Dick resents more and more the days he must spend in the modern world, longing ever more fervently to get back into his world of centuries before...
The House On The Strand by Daphne du Maurier explores the boundaries of time and the desire to escape reality, weaving a tale that spans centuries while examining the complexities of human desire and the allure of the past.
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781844080427
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 May 2003
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Contributors:
- Introduction by Celia Brayfield
- Introduction by Celia Brayfield
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 136.0mm
Height: 206.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London and educated at home and in Paris. Her beloved Cornwall, where she lived for most of her life, was the setting for her bestselling novels.
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