The Hopkins Manuscript

R. C. Sherriff

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: Penguin Books Ltd, 2018

0241349079 / 9780241349076

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R. C. Sherriff, Penguin Books Ltd. New to Penguin Classics, this is the funny and deeply moving story of the apocalypse - as seen from one small village in England Self-important and more or less friendless, retired teacher Edgar Hopkins lives for the thrill of winning poultry prizes. But his narrow world is shattered when he discovers that the moon is about to come crashing to the earth, with probably apocalyptic consequences. The manuscript he leaves behind will be a testament - to his growing humanity and to how one English village prepared for the end of the world. Written in 1939 as the world was teetering on the brink of global war, R. C. Sherriff's tragicomic novel is a classic work of science fiction, an elegy for a lost way of life, and a powerful warning from the past.R.C. Sherriff (1896-1975) served as a captain in the East Surrey regiment during the First World War and subsequently tried his hand at writing. Following rejection by many theatre managements, Journey's End was given a single performance by the Incorporated Stage Society, in which Lawrence Olivier took the lead role. The play's enormous success enabled Sherriff to become a full-time writer. He is remembered for his plays, the screenplays for the films The Invisible Man (1933), Goodbye Mr Chips (1933) and The Dam Busters (1955), and the novel The Hopkins Manuscript (1939).…

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Titolo
The Hopkins Manuscript
Autore
R. C. Sherriff
Editore
Penguin Books Ltd
Anno di pubblicazione
2018
Tipo di libro
Paperback
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0241349079
ISBN 13
9780241349076
Peso dell'articolo
0,235 grammi
Dimensioni
130

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