The House on the Strand

Daphne du Maurier
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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 guinea pig for a new drug Magnus has discovered in his biochemical research; the effect of which is to transport Dick from the house at Kilmarth to the Cornwall of the 14th century. Alternate cover is available here.
Genres: FictionClassicsTime TravelHistorical FictionFantasyScience FictionMysteryGothicHistoricalBritish Literature
329 Pages

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