Description
Product ID: | 9781912766482 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Handheld Classics |
Title: | The Gap in the Curtain |
Authors: | Author: John Buchan |
Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Fantasy, Fantasy |
Description: | John Buchan's 1932 novel The Gap in the Curtain was his last full-length work devoted to exploring a supernatural theme: if you were able to see one year into the future, what would you do with that foreknowledge? And what would it do to you? John Buchan (1875-1940), author of over 100 books including The Thirty-Nine Steps, was a stealth writer of supernatural and Weird fiction. From the beginning of his career to his last works, he brought supernatural elements into his narratives to test his characters and thrill his readers.His 1932 novel The Gap in the Curtain was his last full-length work devoted to exploring a supernatural theme: if you were able to see one year into the future, what would you do with that foreknowledge? And what would it do to you?The novel tells the story of five country-house guests who are trained by the ailing Professor Moe, an Einsteinian mathematician who has devised a way of seeing into the future. These five guests gain one piece of knowledge from the experiment, and have to decide how to act on it. Five episodes ensue:
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Imprint Name: | Handheld Press |
Publisher Name: | Handheld Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-11-09 |